Perceptions of tuberculosis: Attributions of cause, suggested means of risk reduction, and preferred treatment in the Limpopo province, South Africa

Journal of Health, Population and Nutrition

Volumn 23, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 74-81

  Promtussananon, Supa ^a   Peltzer, Karl ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VENDA   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Cross sectional studies; Perceptions; Risk factors; South Africa; Tuberculosis

Indexed keywords

ACQUIRED IMMUNE DEFICIENCY SYNDROME; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION; ALTERNATIVE MEDICINE; ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR MODIFICATION; CHILD; CONSULTATION; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; FEMALE; HEALTH PROGRAM; HEREDITY; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; HYGIENE; INFECTION CONTROL; INFECTION RISK; INTERVIEW; LEARNING; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PERCEPTION; POLLUTION; RANDOMIZATION; RISK FACTOR; RISK REDUCTION; SEX DIFFERENCE; SMOKING; SOUTH AFRICA; TUBERCULOSIS; URBAN POPULATION; VIRUS TRANSMISSION;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CHILD; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PERCEPTION; RISK FACTORS; SEX FACTORS; SOUTH AFRICA; TUBERCULOSIS;

EID: 18744372454     PISSN: 16060997     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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