Self-medication with chloroquine in a rural district of Tanzania: A therapeutic challenge for any future malaria treatment policy change in the country

Journal of Clinical Pharmacy and Therapeutics

Volumn 30, Issue 6, 2005, Pages 515-519

  Nsimba, S E D ^a   Rimoy, G H ^a  

^a MUHIMBILI UNIVERSITY OF HEALTH AND ALLIED SCIENCES   (Tanzania)

Author keywords

Analgesics; Children under five; Chloroquine; Public health care facilities; Treatment strategies

Indexed keywords

ACETYLSALICYLIC ACID; ANTHELMINTIC AGENT; ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; ANTIDIARRHEAL AGENT; ANTITUSSIVE AGENT; CHLOROQUINE; PARACETAMOL; TOPICAL AGENT; ANTIMALARIAL AGENT;

ARTICLE; BLOOD SAMPLING; BRAIN MALARIA; CHILDHOOD MORTALITY; CONVULSION; DEMOGRAPHY; DRUG BLOOD LEVEL; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; MALARIA; MORBIDITY; MOTHER; PARASITEMIA; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; QUESTIONNAIRE; RURAL AREA; SELF MEDICATION; TANZANIA; TRADITIONAL MEDICINE; BLOOD; FEMALE; HEALTH EDUCATION; INFANT; MALE; NEWBORN; PRESCHOOL CHILD; RURAL POPULATION;

ANTIMALARIALS; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CHLOROQUINE; FEMALE; HEALTH EDUCATION; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; MALARIA; MALE; PARASITEMIA; RURAL POPULATION; SELF MEDICATION; TANZANIA;

EID: 33644978459     PISSN: 02694727     EISSN: 13652710     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2710.2005.00645.x     Document Type: Article

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