A cost analysis of the employer-based bednet programme in Coastal and Western Kenya

Health Policy and Planning

Volumn 19, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 111-119

  Ngugi, Isaac K ^a   Chiguzo, Athuman N ^b   Guyatt, Helen L ^a,c,d  

^a KEMRI WELLCOME TRUST RESEARCH PROGRAMME   (Kenya)

^b AMREF HEALTH AFRICA   (Kenya)

^c UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

^d NONE   (Italy)

Author keywords

Bednets; Cost analysis; Employers; Insecticides; Kenya; Malaria control; Organized community groups

Indexed keywords

INSECTICIDE;

ARTICLE; BED NET; COMMUNITY; COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; EMPLOYER; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH PROGRAM; HUMAN; KENYA; MALARIA; MALARIA CONTROL; PROFIT;

ANIMALS; BEDDING AND LINENS; CONSUMER PARTICIPATION; COSTS AND COST ANALYSIS; CULICIDAE; EMPLOYER HEALTH COSTS; HUMANS; INSECTICIDES; KENYA; MALARIA; PROTECTIVE DEVICES;

EID: 1542677648     PISSN: 02681080     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/heapol/czh013     Document Type: Article

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