A survey of anti-malarial activity during pregnancy, and children's malaria care-seeking behaviour in two Nigerian rural communities

Scandinavian Journal of Infectious Diseases

Volumn 38, Issue 6-7, 2006, Pages 474-478

  Enato, Ehije ^a   Okhamafe, Augustine ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BENIN   (Nigeria)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHLOROQUINE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BED NET; CHEMICAL PEST CONTROL; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FEVER; HEALTH EDUCATION; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; INFANT; INSECT BITE; MALARIA; MALARIA CONTROL; MALE; MATERNAL BEHAVIOR; MATERNAL CARE; MOSQUITO; NIGERIA; PREGNANCY; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PREVALENCE; RISK REDUCTION; RURAL POPULATION;

ANTIMALARIALS; BEDDING AND LINENS; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CHLOROQUINE; DEVELOPING COUNTRIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; MALARIA; MALE; MOSQUITO CONTROL; NIGERIA; PATIENT ACCEPTANCE OF HEALTH CARE; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY COMPLICATIONS, PARASITIC; RURAL HEALTH;

EID: 33746615558     PISSN: 00365548     EISSN: 16511980     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00365540500525153     Document Type: Article

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