Riberinhos’ Lived Experiences and Practices of Malaria in the Brazilian Amazon

In Brazil, malaria accounts for the highest morbidity registered in the Americas. In this country, 99.5% of the cases of malaria are registered in the Brazilian Amazon. The main goal of this research is to investigate how riberinhos experience and act upon malaria in endemic areas of Manaus and Careiro, State of Amazonas, Brazil. This study is situated in the fields of population health and medical anthropology. This study is situated in the fields of population health and medical anthropology. It is drawn on ethnographic methodology and data collection methods such as participant observation, individual semi-structured interviews, and photovoice. The collected data will be analyzed through thematic analysis. The research results may raise some questions regarding the national program to control malaria in Brazil because the intervention addresses the disease from a biological perspective and neglects socioinequalities that maintain and increase its transmission.

Faculty Supervisor:

Julie Laplante

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Partner:

Fundação de Medicina Tropical Doutor Heitor Vieira Dourado

Discipline:

Life Sciences

Sector:

Education

University:

University of Ottawa

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