Patterns of care for childhood malaria in Zambia

Social Science and Medicine

Volumn 51, Issue 10, 2000, Pages 1491-1503

  Baume, Carol ^a   Helitzer, Deborah ^b   Kachur, S Patrick ^c  

^a FAMILY HEALTH INTERNATIONAL   (United States)

^b 176 Fam Pract Bldg 2400 T ^*  (United States)

^c CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION   (United States)

Author keywords

Fever; Health seeking behavior; Malaria; Resort to care; Treatment seeking; Zambia

Indexed keywords

ACETYLSALICYLIC ACID; ANTIPYRETIC AGENT; CHLOROQUINE; FANSIDAR; HERBACEOUS AGENT; PARACETAMOL;

CHILD HEALTH; HEALTH CARE; MALARIA; RISK FACTOR;

AGE; ARTICLE; BATH; CAREGIVER; CHILD; CHILDHOOD MORTALITY; COMMUNITY; COMPREHENSION; CONVULSION; DISEASE COURSE; DRUG DOSE; FEVER; HEALTH CARE AVAILABILITY; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE NEED; HEALTH CENTER; HOME CARE; HUMAN; MALARIA; PATIENT ATTITUDE; PATIENT INFORMATION; PRESCRIPTION; SEX DIFFERENCE; TRADITIONAL MEDICINE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; ZAMBIA;

ANTIMALARIALS; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CHLOROQUINE; CONVULSIONS; DRUG COMBINATIONS; FEMALE; FEVER; HEALTH CARE SURVEYS; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HUMAN; INFANT; INTERVIEWS; KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; MALARIA; MALE; PATIENT ACCEPTANCE OF HEALTH CARE; PYRIMETHAMINE; SULFADOXINE; SUPPORT, U.S. GOV'T, NON-P.H.S.; ZAMBIA;

ZAMBIA;

EID: 0034676662     PISSN: 02779536     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0277-9536(00)00049-6     Document Type: Article

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