Who sleeps under bednets in Ghana? A doer/non-doer analysis of malaria prevention behaviours

Malaria Journal

Volumn 5, Issue , 2006, Pages

  De La Cruz, Natalie ^a   Crookston, Benjamin ^a   Dearden, Kirk ^a   Gray, Bobbi ^b   Ivins, Natasha ^a   Alder, Stephen ^c   Davis, Robb ^d  

^a BRIGHAM YOUNG UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Freedom from Hunger   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF UTAH SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^d Mennonite Central Committee   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; BED NET; CAREGIVER; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; GHANA; HEALTH EDUCATION; HEALTH PROGRAM; HEALTH SERVICE; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; MALARIA; MEDICAL RESEARCH; MOSQUITO;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; BEDDING AND LINENS; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; GHANA; HEALTH EDUCATION; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; INSECTICIDES; LOGISTIC MODELS; MALARIA; MIDDLE AGED; MOSQUITO CONTROL; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS;

EID: 33748037396     PISSN: 14752875     EISSN: 14752875     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1475-2875-5-61     Document Type: Article

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