Community-directed treatment with ivermectin in two Nigerian communities: An analysis of first year start-up processes, costs and consequences

Health Policy

Volumn 62, Issue 1, 2002, Pages 31-51

  Onwujekwe, Obinna ^a,b   Chima, Reginald ^a   Shu, Elvis ^a   Okonkwo, Paul ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NIGERIA   (Nigeria)

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

Author keywords

CDDs; CDTI; Community directed treatment; Ivermectin; Onchocerciasis

Indexed keywords

IVERMECTIN; ANTHELMINTIC AGENT;

ARTICLE; CITY; COMMUNITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; COST; FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT; GOVERNMENT; HEALTH EDUCATION; HEALTH PROGRAM; HUMAN; NIGERIA; ONCHOCERCIASIS; ORGANIZATION; QUESTIONNAIRE; RURAL AREA; TRAINING; COMMUNITY CARE; ECONOMICS; ENDEMIC DISEASE; HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PROGRAM DEVELOPMENT; RURAL POPULATION;

ANTHELMINTICS; COMMUNITY HEALTH SERVICES; COSTS AND COST ANALYSIS; ENDEMIC DISEASES; HEALTH EDUCATION; HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH; HUMAN; IVERMECTIN; NIGERIA; ONCHOCERCIASIS; PROGRAM DEVELOPMENT; RURAL POPULATION; SUPPORT, NON-U.S. GOV'T; HUMANS;

EID: 0036021067     PISSN: 01688510     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0168-8510(01)00226-3     Document Type: Article

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