Research Needs for Improving the Health of Micronesian Children

Prasad, Usha K. (1992). "Research Needs for Improving the Health of Micronesian Children". ISLA: A Journal of Micronesian Studies. 1 (2): 251–260. ISSN 1054-9390.

Abstract: This paper addresses four major causes of childhood morbidity in Micronesia and research needs for designing environmentally appropriate and culturally acceptable disease prevention measures. Dengue fever, cholera, amoebiasis, and leptospirosis occur in endemic and epidemic forms throughout Micronesia; all four diseases, directly or indirectly, involve water in the transmission process. Prevention measures can be effective only if the context of disease is better understood. Public health research is needed to identify the problems and needs of Micronesian communities. Specific areas that should be studied are the epidemiological distribution of disease, maternal and child health care, and interisland travel.