Indigenous knowledge and plant species used as mosquito repellents in the West Nile Subregion, Uganda
Communities in the West Nile Subregion, especially those living along the River Nile, possess rich indigenous knowledge and practices used to repel mosquitoes in their efforts to control deadly malaria.
Authors
- Betty Akwongo (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7855-2935)
- Godwin Anywar (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0926-1832)
- Robert Opoke (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8886-7685)
- Emmy Okello (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6109-0092)
- Benson Oloya (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0874-0380)
- Morgan Andama
- Paulino Amagu
- Milton Candia
- Rehemah Samanya
- Philliam Taban
Institutions
- Muni University (UG)
- Max Planck Institute for Medical Research (DE)
- Makerere University (UG)
- Bernhard Nocht Institute for Tropical Medicine (DE)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Tropical Medicine and Health
- Published
- 2025-11-07
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1186/s41182-025-00831-4
- Primary Topic
- Indigenous Knowledge Systems and Agriculture
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00