Influence of health education on community participation in rapid assessment of onchocerciasis prior to distribution of ivermectin

East African Medical Journal

Volumn 76, Issue 6, 1999, Pages 320-323

  Shu, E N ^a   Nwadike, K I ^a   Onwujekwe, E O ^a   Ugwu, O C ^a   Okonkwo, P O ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NIGERIA   (Nigeria)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIFILARIAL AGENT; IVERMECTIN;

ADULT; AFRICA; AFRICA SOUTH OF THE SAHARA; ARTICLE; CHILD; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONSUMER; DEVELOPING COUNTRY; DISEASES; EDUCATION; ENDEMIC DISEASE; ENGLISH SPEAKING AFRICA; EXAMINATIONS AND DIAGNOSES; HEALTH; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH EDUCATION; HUMAN; MALE; MASS SCREENING; METHODOLOGY; MULTICENTER STUDY; NIGERIA; ONCHOCERCIASIS; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PARASITOSIS; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; PHYSICAL EXAMINATIONS AND DIAGNOSES; PUBLIC PARTICIPATION; RESEARCH REPORT; STATISTICS; TEACHING; TIME; WESTERN AFRICA;

AFRICA; AFRICA SOUTH OF THE SAHARA; COMMUNITY PARTICIPATION; DEVELOPING COUNTRIES; DISEASES; EDUCATION; ENGLISH SPEAKING AFRICA; EXAMINATIONS AND DIAGNOSES; HEALTH EDUCATION; NIGERIA; ONCHOCERCIASIS; ORGANIZATION AND ADMINISTRATION; PARASITIC DISEASES; PHYSICAL EXAMINATIONS AND DIAGNOSES; RESEARCH REPORT; WESTERN AFRICA;

ADULT; CHILD; CONSUMER PARTICIPATION; ENDEMIC DISEASES; FILARICIDES; HEALTH EDUCATION; HUMANS; IVERMECTIN; MALE; MASS SCREENING; NIGERIA; ONCHOCERCIASIS; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; PROGRAM EVALUATION; RURAL HEALTH; TEACHING; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 0033137279     PISSN: 0012835X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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