Socioeconomic Determinants of Malaria Prevention Options Adoption of Households in the North West Region of Cameroon
Ivan Mboambogoh Yakum,
Godfrey Forgha Njimanted,
Andrew Wujung Vukenkeng,
Omarine Nlinwe Nfor
Issue:
Volume 5, Issue 2, June 2020
Pages:
15-30
Received:
19 May 2020
Accepted:
1 June 2020
Published:
23 July 2020
Abstract: Despite its simple and perceived affordable prevention methods, malaria has over time remained the main killer disease in Africa, Sub Sahara Africa, Cameroon and the North West Region in Particular. It is from the above backdrop that this study uses quantitative approach to examine the socioeconomic determinants of malaria prevention options adoption by households in the North West Region of Cameroon. Thus, data was collected from 400 households purposively selected among the top ten health districts with high prevalence of malaria in the North West Region of Cameroon. The study used both Ordinary Least Square, Poisson and Ordered Logit Regression techniques to capture the socioeconomic determinants of malaria prevention behaviour of households. These different methodologies were used to check the robustness of the results as methodology changes. The findings reveal that community based malaria prevalence, knowledge of malaria signs, knowledge of malaria cause, age of household heads, marital status of household heads, household size, cost of malaria prevention, household monthly income, education and employment status of the household head are all socioeconomic factors that determine malaria prevention options adopted by households in the North West Region. Based on the findings, the study strongly recommends further sensitization campaigns; creation of community-based malaria control committees; sponsored media programs; household empowerment programs, free distribution of Insecticide Treated Bed Nets, the use of holistic rather than individualistic malaria prevention strategies, among others as specific policy measures that can health achieve the much desired goal of eradicating malaria in the North West Region and Cameroon as a whole.
Abstract: Despite its simple and perceived affordable prevention methods, malaria has over time remained the main killer disease in Africa, Sub Sahara Africa, Cameroon and the North West Region in Particular. It is from the above backdrop that this study uses quantitative approach to examine the socioeconomic determinants of malaria prevention options adopti...
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CPI from 2% to 5%– Mathematical Reasoning of Economic Intervening Principle Based on Yin Yang Wu Xing Theory in Traditional Chinese Economics (II)
Issue:
Volume 5, Issue 2, June 2020
Pages:
31-48
Received:
13 January 2017
Accepted:
18 December 2017
Published:
28 July 2020
Abstract: CPI (Consumer Price Index) is useful in understanding economic disease. By using mathematical reasoning based on Yin Yang Wu Xing Theory in Traditional Chinese Economics (TCE), this paper demonstrates that for the CPI inflation rate of economic society, the normal range of theory is [1.8828%, 5.2216%] nearly to [2%, 5%] and the center is 3.2741% nearly to 3%. The first or second transfer law of economic diseases changes according to the different CPI inflation rate whether in the normal range or not. The treatment principle: “Don’t have economic disease cure cure non-ill” (不治已病治未病) is abiding by the first or second transfer law of economic diseases. Assume that the range of a CPI inflation rate is divided into four parts from small to large. Both second and third for are for a healthy economy. The treating works are the prevention or treatment for a more serious relation economic disease which comes from the first transfer law; And both first and fourth are for an unhealthy economy. The treating works are the prevention or treatment for a more serious relation economic disease which comes from the second transfer law. Economic disease treatment should protect and maintain the balance of two incompatibility relations: the loving relationship and the killing relationship. As an application, the Chinese CPI inflation rate is used for the earth subsystem how to do works based on studying the sick subsystem of steady multilateral systems.
Abstract: CPI (Consumer Price Index) is useful in understanding economic disease. By using mathematical reasoning based on Yin Yang Wu Xing Theory in Traditional Chinese Economics (TCE), this paper demonstrates that for the CPI inflation rate of economic society, the normal range of theory is [1.8828%, 5.2216%] nearly to [2%, 5%] and the center is 3.2741% ne...
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