Antimicrobial self medication for reproductive tract infections in two provinces in Lao People's Democratic Republic

Sexually Transmitted Infections

Volumn 82, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 182-186

  Sihavong, Amphoy ^a,b   Lundborg, C S ^a,c   Syhakhang, L ^b   Akkhavong, K ^b   Tomson, G ^a   Wahlstrom R ^a  

^a KAROLINSKA INSTITUTE   (Sweden)

^b Ministry of Health   (Laos)

^c NORDIC SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (Sweden)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMPICILLIN; CLOTRIMAZOLE; DOXYCYCLINE; ERYTHROMYCIN; METRONIDAZOLE; TETRACYCLINE;

ADULT; ANTIBIOTIC THERAPY; ARTICLE; CHLAMYDIASIS; CONDOM; DRUG EFFICACY; FEMALE; GENITAL SYSTEM DISEASE; GONORRHEA; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMAN; LAOS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PATIENT COUNSELING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RURAL AREA; SAFE SEX; SELF MEDICATION; SELF REPORT; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASE; STRUCTURED INTERVIEW; TRICHOMONIASIS; URBAN AREA; URETHRA DISEASE; VAGINITIS;

ADULT; AGED; ANTI-INFECTIVE AGENTS; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DRUGS, NON-PRESCRIPTION; FEMALE; FEMALE UROGENITAL DISEASES; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMANS; LAOS; MALE; MALE UROGENITAL DISEASES; MIDDLE AGED; SELF MEDICATION; SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASES;

EID: 33645814880     PISSN: 13684973     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/sti.2005.016352     Document Type: Article

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