Local illness concepts-Implications for management of childhood pneumonia in eastern Uganda

Acta Tropica

Volumn 101, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 217-224

  Hildenwall, Helena ^a   Rutebemberwa, Elizeus ^a,b   Nsabagasani, Xavier ^a,c   Pariyo, George ^b   Tomson, Göran ^a   Peterson, Stefan ^a,b  

^a KAROLINSKA INSTITUTE   (Sweden)

^b MAKERERE UNIVERSITY   (Uganda)

^c Uganda Program for Human and Holistic Development (UPHOLD)   (Uganda)

Author keywords

ARI; Fever; Home management; Malaria; Perceptions

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; ANTIMALARIAL AGENT; ANTIPYRETIC AGENT; HERBACEOUS AGENT; PARACETAMOL;

ANTIBIOTICS; CHILD HEALTH; DISEASE TREATMENT; HEALTH EDUCATION; HEALTH SURVEY; HEALTH WORKER; MALARIA; PERCEPTION; PNEUMONIA; SYMPTOM;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; BODY TEMPERATURE; BREATHING RATE; CHILD HEALTH CARE; CHILDHOOD DISEASE; CONVULSION; COUGHING; DISEASE CLASSIFICATION; DISEASE SEVERITY; FEMALE; FEVER; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; MALARIA; MEASLES; MOSQUITO; MOTHER; PERCEPTION; PNEUMONIA; PRESCHOOL CHILD; RESPIRATORY TRACT DISEASE; SYMPTOM; SYPHILIS; TRADITIONAL MEDICINE; UGANDA; VIDEORECORDING;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANALGESICS, NON-NARCOTIC; ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; COMMUNITY HEALTH AIDES; FEMALE; FEVER; FOCUS GROUPS; HEALTH PERSONNEL; HUMANS; INFANT; MALARIA; MEDICINE, AFRICAN TRADITIONAL; MOTHERS; PNEUMONIA; TERMINOLOGY; UGANDA;

AFRICA; EAST AFRICA; EASTERN PROVINCE [UGANDA]; IGANGA; MAYUGE; SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA; UGANDA;

EID: 34047156560     PISSN: 0001706X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.actatropica.2007.02.003     Document Type: Article

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