Land use change impacts on health: A case study of fish farming on malaria prevalence in Kabale district, Uganda - Couverture souple

Kiirya, David; Mandere, Nicodemus

 
9783847377917: Land use change impacts on health: A case study of fish farming on malaria prevalence in Kabale district, Uganda
Couverture souple
ISBN 10 : 3847377914 ISBN 13 : 9783847377917
Editeur : LAP LAMBERT Academic Publishing, 2012

Synopsis

Recently, malaria has been expanding geographically into new spatial areas mainly due to climate change. However, unplanned land use change has also played a great role in this phenomenon. One of the new geographical areas where malaria has been observed is Kabale district in Uganda. This book therefore, elaborates the role of fish farming in the prevalence of malaria in Kabale. Using primary and secondary data sets which were analysed qualitatively and quantitatively using SPSS and content analysis, the results showed that malaria is a major problem in the study area, its prevalence increased among households whose fish ponds and homestead sites were characterised with crops such as coco yams, cabbages and sugarcanes, Dracaena fragrans live fence, abandoned fish ponds and in some cases those living in close proximity to fish ponds. However, fish farming is not the only factor contributing to malaria prevalence in Kabale but also brick-laying, sand mining and stone quarrying, changing climatic conditions, ignorance, and compromised immunity. Therefore, to effectively tackle malaria, the government should address problems with fish farming and all the above factors outlined.

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Présentation de l'éditeur

Recently, malaria has been expanding geographically into new spatial areas mainly due to climate change. However, unplanned land use change has also played a great role in this phenomenon. One of the new geographical areas where malaria has been observed is Kabale district in Uganda. This book therefore, elaborates the role of fish farming in the prevalence of malaria in Kabale. Using primary and secondary data sets which were analysed qualitatively and quantitatively using SPSS and content analysis, the results showed that malaria is a major problem in the study area, its prevalence increased among households whose fish ponds and homestead sites were characterised with crops such as coco yams, cabbages and sugarcanes, Dracaena fragrans live fence, abandoned fish ponds and in some cases those living in close proximity to fish ponds. However, fish farming is not the only factor contributing to malaria prevalence in Kabale but also brick-laying, sand mining and stone quarrying, changing climatic conditions, ignorance, and compromised immunity. Therefore, to effectively tackle malaria, the government should address problems with fish farming and all the above factors outlined.

Biographie de l'auteur

David Kiirya, MSc. Environmental Studies and Sustainability Science at Lund University. BSc. Biomedical Laboratory Sciences and Technology, Makerere University, Dip. Biological Sciences and Technology, Kyambogo University. Technologist at Makerere University and Lecturer, Kyambogo University Uganda.

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Éditeur
LAP LAMBERT Academic Publishing
Date d'édition
2012
Langue
anglais
ISBN 10 
3847377914
ISBN 13 
9783847377917
Reliure
Broché
Nombre de pages
56
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