Improving the roles of rural women in health and environmental issues

International Journal of Environmental Health Research

Volumn 16, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 133-144

  Metwally, Ammal M ^a   Ibrahim, Nihad A ^a   Saad, Amal ^a   Abu El Ela, Manal H ^b  

^a NATIONAL RESEARCH CENTRE   (Egypt)

^b RESEARCH INSTITUTE OF OPHTHALMOLOGY   (Egypt)

Author keywords

Attitude; Environmental health education awareness; Practice; Rural hygiene volunteers

Indexed keywords

EDUCATION; SANITATION; WATER SUPPLY; WOMENS HEALTH;

ARTICLE; ATTITUDE; COMMUNITY CARE; EGYPT; ENVIRONMENT; FEMALE; HEALTH EDUCATION; HUMAN; HYGIENE; NORMAL HUMAN; RURAL HEALTH CARE; SANITATION;

ADULT; EGYPT; ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH; FEMALE; FOOD CONTAMINATION; GENDER IDENTITY; HEALTH EDUCATION; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HOUSING; HUMANS; HYGIENE; RURAL POPULATION; SANITATION; SEWAGE; WATER SUPPLY; WOMEN'S HEALTH;

AFRICA; EGYPT; NORTH AFRICA;

EID: 33645323515     PISSN: 09603123     EISSN: 13691619     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09603120500539208     Document Type: Article

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