Comparison of knowledge on diarrheal disease management between two types of community-based distributors in Oyo State, Nigeria

Health Education Research

Volumn 19, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 110-113

  Ande, Oluyinka ^a   Oladepo, Oladimeji ^b   Brieger, William R ^b,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BENIN   (Nigeria)

^b UNIVERSITY OF IBADAN   (Nigeria)

^c JOHNS HOPKINS BLOOMBERG SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIDIARRHEAL AGENT; ORALITE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL FEATURE; COMMUNITY CARE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONSULTATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEHYDRATION; DEMOGRAPHY; DIARRHEA; EDUCATION; ENVIRONMENTAL SANITATION; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEALTH EDUCATION; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMAN; NIGERIA; NORMAL HUMAN; ORAL REHYDRATION THERAPY; PERSONAL HYGIENE; PREVENTIVE MEDICINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; VOLUNTEER;

ADULT; COMMUNITY HEALTH SERVICES; DIARRHEA; DISEASE MANAGEMENT; FEMALE; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; MALE; NIGERIA;

EID: 1242314346     PISSN: 02681153     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/her/cyg004     Document Type: Article

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