Anthropological Methods for Malaria Interventions

Anthropological interest in health and illness has taken on a far stronger applied edge in the past two decades, as anthropologists have gained employment in government ministries of health and with disease control programs, joined nongovernment organizations involved in the delivery of health care and community development, and accepted government consultancies with clear, practical outcomes in mind. In the field of disease control, one aim has been to determine areas for behavioral and other social, biological, and environmental interventions which minimize risk of infection. A second aim has been to identify means of implementation, maintenance, and evaluation of interventions that are both cost effective and sustainable in the long term. Such interventions typically involve the community.