Determinants of the Permethrin Impregnated Bednets (PIB) in the Republic of Benin: The role of women in the acquisition and utilization of PIBs

Social Science and Medicine

Volumn 49, Issue 8, 1999, Pages 993-1005

  Rashed, S ^a   Johnson, H ^b   Dongier, P ^c   Moreau, R ^a   Lee, C ^e   Crepeau R ^e   Lambert, J ^e   Jefremovas, V ^d   Schaffer, C ^a  

^a CENTRE HOSPITALIER DE L UNIVERSITÉ DE MONTRÉAL   (Canada)

^b Management and Social Dimensions   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MONTREAL   (Canada)

^d CARLETON UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^e NONE

Author keywords

Benin; Determinant; Gender; Impregnated bednet; Income; Malaria; Use

Indexed keywords

HERBACEOUS AGENT; PERMETHRIN;

GENDER ROLE; IMPREGNATED BEDNET; MALARIA; PERMETHRIN;

ADULT; ALTERNATIVE MEDICINE; ARTICLE; BED NET; BENIN; CONTROLLED STUDY; CULTURAL FACTOR; DEMOGRAPHY; EVALUATION; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE FINANCING; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HEALTH EDUCATION; HEALTH PROGRAM; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; MALARIA; MALARIA CONTROL; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; PATERNAL BEHAVIOR; POPULATION RESEARCH; SEX DIFFERENCE; SEX ROLE; SOCIOECONOMICS; TEA; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

BEDDING AND LINENS; BENIN; FEMALE; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMANS; INSECTICIDES; MALARIA; MALE; PERMETHRIN; PYRETHRINS;

BENIN;

EID: 0032799961     PISSN: 02779536     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0277-9536(99)00152-5     Document Type: Article

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