Tribal differences in perception of tuberculosis: A possible role in tuberculosis control in Arusha, Tanzania

International Journal of Tuberculosis and Lung Disease

Volumn 7, Issue 10, 2003, Pages 933-941

  Mfinanga, Sayoki ^a,b   Morkve O ^a   Kazwala, R R ^c   Cleaveland, S ^d   Sharp, J M ^e   Shirima, G ^c   Nilsen, R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BERGEN   (Norway)

^b NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR MEDICAL RESEARCH   (Tanzania)

^c SOKOINE UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURE   (Tanzania)

^d UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

^e MOREDUN RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Perception; Tribes; Tuberculosis

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CATTLE DISEASE; COOKING; ETHNIC GROUP; FAMILY; FEMALE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; LIVESTOCK; MALE; MEAT; MILK HYGIENE; NORMAL HUMAN; PERCEPTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TANZANIA; TUBERCULOSIS; TUBERCULOSIS CONTROL;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ANIMALS; CATTLE; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; CULTURE; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HOUSING; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PERCEPTION; PREVALENCE; QUESTIONNAIRES; TANZANIA; TUBERCULOSIS; TUBERCULOSIS, BOVINE;

EID: 0141894849     PISSN: 10273719     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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