{"id":8223,"date":"2023-02-23T06:01:41","date_gmt":"2023-02-23T06:01:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/orene.org\/?post_type=publication&#038;p=8223"},"modified":"2023-02-23T06:01:42","modified_gmt":"2023-02-23T06:01:42","slug":"traditional-beliefs-practices-and-migration-a-risk-to-malaria-transmission-in-rural-nepal","status":"publish","type":"publication","link":"https:\/\/orene.org\/publication\/traditional-beliefs-practices-and-migration-a-risk-to-malaria-transmission-in-rural-nepal\/","title":{"rendered":"Traditional Beliefs, Practices, and Migration: A Risk to Malaria Transmission in Rural Nepal"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>The study aimed to explore sociocultural factors influencing the risk of malaria and practices and beliefs towards malaria prevention, transmission and treatment in a remote village in Khatyad Rural Municipality (KRM) of Nepal. A sequential exploratory mixed methods approach was used. Qualitative data were collected through 25 one-on-one, in-depth interviews followed by a face-to-face household survey (n = 218) among people from a village in KRM believed to have a high risk of malaria. Traditional practices such as\u00a0<em>Chhaupadi<\/em>\u00a0requiring the seclusion of women during menstruation and post-partum, transhumance, and reliance on traditional healers for the management of malaria were common practices in the village. The household survey found 98.1% of women faced menstrual exile either inside the house or in a separate hut, with 64.2% not having access to Long-lasting Insecticidal Nets (LLINs). Hardships and economic constraints compelled villagers to migrate seasonally for work to malaria-endemic areas in India, thereby exposing themselves to the risk of malaria. Persistent traditional beliefs and seasonal migration could threaten the elimination goals set by the national malaria program.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":3888,"template":"","acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/orene.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/publication\/8223"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/orene.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/publication"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/orene.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/publication"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/orene.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/3888"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/orene.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=8223"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}