Self-treatment of malaria in rural communities, Butajira, southern Ethiopia

Bulletin of the World Health Organization

Volumn 81, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 261-268

  Deressa, Wakgari ^a   Ali, A ^a   Enqusellassie, F ^a  

^a ADDIS ABABA UNIVERSITY   (Ethiopia)

Author keywords

Antimalarials administration and dosage supply and distribution; Cross sectional studies; Ethiopia; Malaria, Falciparum drug therapy; Malaria, Vivax drug therapy; Patient acceptance of health care; Self care; Self medication

Indexed keywords

ANTIMALARIAL AGENT; CHLOROQUINE; FANSIDAR; PRIMAQUINE;

DISEASE CONTROL; MALARIA; RURAL POPULATION; SELF HELP;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; ETHIOPIA; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALARIA; MALARIA CONTROL; MALE; PLASMODIUM FALCIPARUM; PLASMODIUM VIVAX; RURAL POPULATION; SELF MEDICATION;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ANTIMALARIALS; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; ETHIOPIA; FAMILY CHARACTERISTICS; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; MALARIA, FALCIPARUM; MALARIA, VIVAX; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT ACCEPTANCE OF HEALTH CARE; RURAL POPULATION; SELF MEDICATION;

ETHIOPIA;

EID: 0037697584     PISSN: 00429686     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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