Distributing insecticide-treated bednets during measles vaccination: A low-cost means of achieving high and equitable coverage

Bulletin of the World Health Organization

Volumn 83, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 195-201

  Grabowsky, Mark ^a   Nobiya, Theresa ^b   Ahun, Mercy ^c   Donna, Rose ^a   Lengor, Miata ^a   Zimmerman, Drake ^d   Ladd, Holly ^e   Hoekstra, Edward ^f   Bello, Aliu ^f   Baffoe Wilmot, Aba ^c   Amofah, George ^c  

^a AMERICAN RED CROSS   (United States)

^b Ghana Red Cross   (Ghana)

^c GHANA HEALTH SERVICE   (Ghana)

^d Rotarians Against Malaria   (United States)

^e Satellite Inc   (United States)

^f UNICEF   (United States)

Author keywords

Bedding and linens supply and distribution; Delivery of health care, integrated economics; Immunization programs organization and administration; Malaria prevention and control; Mosquito control organization and administration

Indexed keywords

INSECTICIDE;

DISEASE CONTROL; HEALTH CARE; HEALTH SERVICES; IMPREGNATED BEDNET; MALARIA; MEASLES; VACCINATION;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BED NET; CAREGIVER; CHILD; COST; COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; FEMALE; GHANA; HEALTH CARE DISTRIBUTION; HEALTH CARE MANAGEMENT; HEALTH PROGRAM; HEALTH PROMOTION; HEALTH SERVICE; HEALTH SURVEY; HOME CARE; HUMAN; INFANT; INSECTICIDE TREATED BEDNET; INVENTORY CONTROL; MALARIA; MALE; MARGINAL OPERATIONAL COST; MEASLES VACCINATION; NORMAL HUMAN; RED CROSS; SOCIAL CLASS; SOCIAL SUPPORT; UNITED NATIONS; VECTOR CONTROL; VOLUNTEER;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ANIMALS; BEDDING AND LINENS; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; COSTS AND COST ANALYSIS; DELIVERY OF HEALTH CARE, INTEGRATED; FEMALE; GHANA; HUMANS; IMMUNIZATION PROGRAMS; INFANT; INSECTICIDES; MALARIA; MALE; MEASLES; MEASLES VACCINE; MIDDLE AGED; MOSQUITO CONTROL; PROGRAM DEVELOPMENT;

AFRICA; EASTERN HEMISPHERE; GHANA; LAWRA; SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA; UPPER WEST REGION; WEST AFRICA; WORLD;

EID: 20144374936     PISSN: 00429686     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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