Malaria prevalence and treatment seeking behaviour of young Nigerian adults

Annals of African Medicine

Volumn 5, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 82-88

  Anumudu, Chiaka I ^a   Adepoju, A ^a   Adediran, M ^a   Adeoye, O ^a   Kassim, A ^a   Oyewole, I ^a   Nwuba, R I ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF IBADAN   (Nigeria)

Author keywords

Behaviour; Malaria; Treatment seeking; Young adults

Indexed keywords

AMODIAQUINE; ANTIMALARIAL AGENT; CHLOROQUINE; FANSIDAR; HALOFANTRINE; HERBACEOUS AGENT; MALOXINE; METAKELFIN; PROTOZOON ANTIBODY; PYRIMETHAMINE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANTIBODY TITER; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DATA ANALYSIS; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HELP SEEKING BEHAVIOR; HERBAL MEDICINE; HOME CARE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALARIA CONTROL; MALARIA FALCIPARUM; MALE; MICROSCOPY; NIGERIA; PARASITE TRANSMISSION; PARASITEMIA; PLASMODIUM FALCIPARUM; PREVALENCE; QUESTIONNAIRE; SELF MEDICATION; SYMPTOMATOLOGY; URBAN POPULATION; VOLUNTEER;

EID: 33750687849     PISSN: 15963519     EISSN: 15963519     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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