Living in the paddies: a social science perspective on how inland valley irrigated rice cultivation affects malaria in Northern Côte d'Ivoire.

摘要: The potential impact of irrigated agriculture on water-related vector-borne diseases has been an increasing source concern for researchers from the bio-medical sector. While most research impacts irrigation health local populations focuses vector densities levels exposures services and technologies (prophylaxis mosquito nets) we argue that it is essential to enlarge scope investigation consider complex mechanisms by which factors such as agriculture-generated changes in ecosystems gender repositioning family organization a result access new crops production activities combine together disease risks producing scenarios management disease. This paper presents results how transformations induced society intensification inland valley rice cultivation influence malaria care systems modulate within well-defined geographical boundaries northern Cote d’Ivoire. Our indicate socio-economic or facilitated lead reduction capacity women manage episodes contributing therefore increase incidence among farming populations. (authors)