Mothers' knowledge, attitudes and practices regarding acute respiratory infections in children in Baringo District, Kenya

East African Medical Journal

Volumn 80, Issue 6, 2003, Pages 303-307

  Simiyu, D E ^a   Wafula, E M ^a   Nduati, R W ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NAIROBI   (Kenya)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; COMPUTER GRAPHICS; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; EDUCATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFANT; KENYA; MIDDLE AGED; MOTHER; NEWBORN; PRESCHOOL CHILD; QUESTIONNAIRE; RESPIRATORY TRACT INFECTION; RURAL POPULATION;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; COMPUTER GRAPHICS; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; KENYA; MIDDLE AGED; MOTHERS; QUESTIONNAIRES; RESPIRATORY TRACT INFECTIONS; RURAL POPULATION;

EID: 0642333668     PISSN: 0012835X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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