Community empowerment for malaria control and prevention in Kampung Tong Nibong, Sarawak: an intervention study

• Main Authors: Hasnor Hadi Asim, Normawati Ahmad, Abu Bakar Rahman, Nik Mansor Ibrahim, Mohd Nasir Abdullah, Md Sabtuah Royali, Albeny Joseph Panting, Nurashma J, Ricky Sungom G, Yusoff Adon
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: Jabatan Kesihatan Masyarakat, Pusat Perubatan Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia 2017
• Online Access: http://journalarticle.ukm.my/11574/1/74-540-1-PB.pdf; http://journalarticle.ukm.my/11574/; http://spaj.ukm.my/ijphr/index.php/ijphr/issue/view/9
• Institution: Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia

Introduction Tong Nibong is a Bidayuh village located at Sarawak Kalimantan border. Since the year 2004 to 2009, a total of 537 cases of malaria were recorded in Serian District of which 14 cases were reported from Kampung Tong Nibong. Community empowerment programme for malaria infection preventio...