2019
DOI: 10.1016/j.socscimed.2019.03.019
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“Moving like birds”: A qualitative study of population mobility and health implications in the Bijagós Islands, Guinea Bissau

Abstract: Population movement is a major driver for infectious disease transmission and can impact the success of disease control and elimination strategies. The relationship between disease transmission and permanent migration is well documented, but fewer studies have considered how different types of population mobility affects disease transmission and control programmes. This qualitative study was conducted on two islands of the Bijagós archipelago, Guinea Bissau to understand spatial and temporal populat… Show more

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“…This is a widely recognised phenomenon 1 24 25 with a number of explanations. In other contexts, gender power imbalances prevent women from negotiating safe sex 24 but in a matriarchal society, where women can make decisions about relationships, 14 15 this is less likely to be a factor. On the other hand, having the power to change partner might increase the number of partners a woman has and therefore the risk of STI.…”
Section: Discussionmentioning
confidence: 99%
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“…This is a widely recognised phenomenon 1 24 25 with a number of explanations. In other contexts, gender power imbalances prevent women from negotiating safe sex 24 but in a matriarchal society, where women can make decisions about relationships, 14 15 this is less likely to be a factor. On the other hand, having the power to change partner might increase the number of partners a woman has and therefore the risk of STI.…”
Section: Discussionmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…The population is highly mobile, has matriarchal elements to its structure and people continue to follow traditional religious practices. 14 15 These unusual cultural aspects mean that sexual behaviour, patterns of STI transmission and health-seeking behaviour, may not be typical. Furthermore, the Bijagos Islands have been a site for mass drug administration (MDA) with azithromycin for trachoma control.…”
Section: Introductionmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…It is also notable that the lowest prevalence of STH infection was seen in the 18–30 age-group, and within this, females were more likely to be infected than males (OR 2.06, p = 0.19). This may be because in the Bijagos Islands, unlike many in Sub-saharan Africa, communities have a matriarchal structure, with women typically working in farming more than men, a known risk factor for hookworm infection [ 39 , 40 ]. The age-intensity profile of hookworm in this study was linearly positive, reflecting the rising infection intensity into and throughout adulthood.…”
Section: Discussionmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…Previous studies of the archipelago have monitored human activity and surveyed mosquito populations [63,64]. Using indoor adult light traps and larval dipping at potential breeding sites, our group characterized vectors likely to be responsible for the majority of malaria transmission.…”
Section: (B) Previous Studies On the Bijagós Archipelagomentioning
confidence: 99%