The use of formal and informal curative services in the management of paediatric fevers in four districts in Kenya

Tropical Medicine and International Health

Volumn 8, Issue 12, 2003, Pages 1143-1152

  Amin, Abdinasir A ^a   Marsh, Vicki ^b,c   Noor, Abdisalan M ^a   Ochola, Sam A ^d   Snow, Robert W ^a,c  

^a KEMRI WELLCOME TRUST RESEARCH PROGRAMME   (Kenya)

^b KENYA MEDICAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Kenya)

^c UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

^d MINISTRY OF HEALTH   (Kenya)

Author keywords

Case management; Childhood fevers; Informal retail sector; Kenya; Malaria; Public formal sector

Indexed keywords

AMODIAQUINE; ANALGESIC AGENT; ANTIMALARIAL AGENT; ANTIPYRETIC ANALGESIC AGENT; CHLOROQUINE; PYRIMETHAMINE; QUININE;

CHILD HEALTH; DISEASE TREATMENT; HEALTH CARE;

ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; COMMERCIAL PHENOMENA; DRUG ADMINISTRATION; DRUG COST; DRUG UTILIZATION; ECONOMICS; FEMALE; FEVER; GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CENTER; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; INFANT; KENYA; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALARIA; MALE; MULTICENTER STUDY; NON PROFIT HOSPITAL; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PATIENT CARE; PHARMACY; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PUBLIC HOSPITAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; STANDARD; TRADITIONAL MEDICINE; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION;

ANALGESICS, NON-NARCOTIC; ANTIMALARIALS; CASE MANAGEMENT; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; COMMERCE; DRUG ADMINISTRATION SCHEDULE; DRUG COSTS; DRUG UTILIZATION; FEMALE; FEVER; HUMANS; INFANT; KENYA; MALE; PUBLIC SECTOR; QUESTIONNAIRES;

AFRICA; EAST AFRICA; KENYA; SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA;

CINCHONA PUBESCENS; PROTOZOA;

EID: 0346846716     PISSN: 13602276     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1360-2276.2003.01140.x     Document Type: Article

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