Knowledge and practice among health workers from the Thiès region with regard to new malaria treatment policies;Connaissances et pratiques des agents de santé de la région de Thiès concernant la nouvelle thérapie des accès palustres

Sante Publique

Volumn 18, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 299-310

  Souares, A ^a   Lalou, R ^a   Sene, I ^b   Sow, D ^b   Le Hesran, J Y ^c  

^a INSTITUT DE RECHERCHE POUR LE DÉVELOPPEMENT   (Senegal)

^b UMR 151 ^*  (Senegal)

^c INSTITUT DE RECHERCHE POUR LE DÉVELOPPEMENT   (France)

Author keywords

Bi therapy; Health policy; Malaria; Senegal; Treatment

Indexed keywords

AMODIAQUINE; CHLOROQUINE; FANSIDAR;

AMBULATORY CARE; ARTICLE; FAMILY; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; KNOWLEDGE; MALARIA; MEDICAL PRACTICE; MEDICAL RECORD; NURSE; PRESCRIPTION; RURAL HEALTH CARE;

AMODIAQUINE; ANTIMALARIALS; CHLOROQUINE; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; COMMUNITY HEALTH SERVICES; DRUG COMBINATIONS; DRUG RESISTANCE; EDUCATION, NURSING; GUIDELINE ADHERENCE; HEALTH PERSONNEL; HEALTH POLICY; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMANS; MALARIA, FALCIPARUM; PATIENT EDUCATION; PRACTICE GUIDELINES; PYRIMETHAMINE; RURAL HEALTH SERVICES; SENEGAL; SULFADOXINE;

EID: 33745782542     PISSN: 09953914     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3917/spub.062.0299     Document Type: Article

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