The use of non-prescribed medication in the first 3 months of life in rural South Africa

Tropical Medicine and International Health

Volumn 9, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 118-124

  Bland, Ruth M ^a   Rollins, Nigel C ^a,b   Van Den Broeck, Jan ^a   Coovadia, Hoosen M ^c   Bennish, M ^d   Coutsoudis, A ^d   Goga, A ^d   Newell, M L ^d   Solarsh, G ^d  

^a AFRICA HEALTH RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (South Africa)

^b UNIVERSITY OF KWAZULU NATAL   (South Africa)

^c UNIVERSITY OF KWAZULU NATAL   (South Africa)

^d NONE

Author keywords

Enema; Infants; Non prescribed medications; Over the counter medications; South Africa; Traditional healer; Traditional medications

Indexed keywords

ENEMA; HERBACEOUS AGENT; NON PRESCRIPTION DRUG;

CHILD HEALTH; HEALTH CARE; TRADITIONAL MEDICINE;

ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT; ARTICLE; BREAST FEEDING; COHORT ANALYSIS; COLIC; CONSTIPATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MATERNAL AGE; NEVUS; NORMAL HUMAN; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; QUESTIONNAIRE; SOCIOECONOMICS; TRADITIONAL MEDICINE; WATER SUPPLY;

ADMINISTRATION, ORAL; COHORT STUDIES; DRUGS, NON-PRESCRIPTION; ENEMA; HUMANS; INFANT; MEDICINE, AFRICAN TRADITIONAL; MOTHERS; PATIENT EDUCATION; PHYTOTHERAPY; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; RURAL HEALTH; SOUTH AFRICA; WATER SUPPLY;

AFRICA; SOUTH AFRICA; SOUTHERN AFRICA; SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA;

EID: 0842308689     PISSN: 13602276     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-3156.2003.01148.x     Document Type: Article

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