Examining the determinants of mosquito-avoidance practices in two Kenyancities

Malaria Journal

Volumn 1, Issue , 2002, Pages 1-10

  Macintyre, Kate ^a   Keating, Joseph ^a   Sosler, Stephen ^a   Kibe, Lydiah ^b   Mbogo, Charles M ^b   Githeko, Andrew K ^b   Beier, John C ^a  

^a TULANE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b KENYA MEDICAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Kenya)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DOMESTIC CHEMICAL;

ARTICLE; ATTITUDE; CITY PLANNING; CONTROLLED STUDY; EDUCATION; HOST PARASITE INTERACTION; HOUSING; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; KENYA; MALARIA; MALARIA CONTROL; QUESTIONNAIRE; SANITATION; SOCIAL STATUS; SOCIOECONOMICS; STATISTICAL MODEL; URBAN AREA; WASTE DISPOSAL; WATER SUPPLY;

EID: 3242811278     PISSN: 14752875     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1475-2875-1-1     Document Type: Article

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