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Article: Cultural context of dysentery has implications for vaccine introduction.
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- Science Letter
- Article date:
- November 30, 2004
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2004 NOV 30 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- The cultural and social contexts of dysentery have implications for the introduction of a new vaccine.
"Dysentery, a severe form of diarrheal disease, is a major cause of morbidity and mortality. Paradoxically, virtually no studies have been conducted to examine beliefs and behaviors associated with dysentery. The explanatory model of dysentery was explored in a community in Dhaka, Bangladesh, to understand the acceptability of a vaccine against dysentery. A local term for bloody dysentery is widely known, and residents describe a progression of symptoms, which closely mirrors the biomedical model of the disease," ...