Malaria in pregnancy, risk perceptions and care seeking practices among adolescents in Mukono district Uganda

International Journal of Adolescent Medicine and Health

Volumn 18, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 561-573

  Mbonye, Anthony K ^a,b,c   Neema, Stella ^a,b,c   Magnussen, Pascal ^a,b,c  

^a MINISTRY OF HEALTH   (Uganda)

^b MAKERERE UNIVERSITY   (Uganda)

^c DANISH BILHARZIASIS LABORATORY   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Adolescents; Care seeking; Laboratory investigations; Malaria in pregnancy; Uganda

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADOLESCENT HEALTH; ADOLESCENT PREGNANCY; ADULT; ANEMIA; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO AIDS; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; ATTITUDE TO PREGNANCY; CONTROLLED STUDY; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; DATA COLLECTION METHOD; FEMALE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH CENTER; HEALTH PROMOTION; HELP SEEKING BEHAVIOR; HUMAN; LABORATORY TEST; LOW BIRTH WEIGHT; MALARIA; MALE; MORBIDITY; MORTALITY; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; PRIMIGRAVIDA; RISK ASSESSMENT; SCHOOL CHILD; SELF MEDICATION; UGANDA;

EID: 33847127468     PISSN: 03340139     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1515/IJAMH.2006.18.4.561     Document Type: Article

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