Child malaria treatment practices among mothers in Kenya

Social Science and Medicine

Volumn 40, Issue 9, 1995, Pages 1271-1277

  Mwenesi, Halima ^a   Harpham, Trudy ^b   Snow, Robert W ^a  

^a KENYA MEDICAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Kenya)

^b LONDON SCHOOL OF HYGIENE AND TROPICAL MEDICINE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

child; drug use; health seeking behaviour; Kenya; Kilifi; malaria; retail outlets

Indexed keywords

CHILD HEALTH; HEALTH SEEKING BEHAVIOUR; MALARIA TREATMENT; MOTHER'S KNOWLEDGE;

KENYA, COAST PROVINCE, KILIFI DISTRICT;

ANTIMALARIAL AGENT; NON PRESCRIPTION DRUG;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANEMIA; ARTICLE; CHILD; CHILD HEALTH; CONVULSION; DECISION MAKING; DRUG USE; FEMALE; HEALTH EDUCATION; HUMAN; KENYA; MALARIA; MATERNAL CARE; MOSQUITO; SPLENOMEGALY;

ANEMIA; CHILD; CHILD HEALTH SERVICES; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CONVULSIONS; CULTURE; DECISION MAKING; DRUGS, NON-PRESCRIPTION; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; KENYA; KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; MALARIA; MATERNAL BEHAVIOR; SPLENOMEGALY; SUPPORT, NON-U.S. GOV'T;

EID: 0028974146     PISSN: 02779536     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0277-9536(94)00250-W     Document Type: Article

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