The influence of cultural perception of causation, complications, and severity of childhood malaria on determinants of treatment and preventive pathways

International Quarterly of Community Health Education

Volumn 24, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 347-363

  Falade, Catherine O ^a,c   Ogundiran, Moradeke O ^a   Bolaji, Mark O ^a   Ajayi, Ikeoluwapo O ^a   Akinboye, Dora O ^a   Oladepo, Oladimeji ^a   Adeniyi, Joshua D ^a   Oduola, A M J ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF IBADAN   (Nigeria)

^b WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION   (Switzerland)

^c UNIVERSITY OF IBADAN   (Nigeria)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIMALARIAL AGENT; CHLOROQUINE;

ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CAREGIVER; COMMUNICATION DISORDER; CULTURAL FACTOR; DRUG SELF ADMINISTRATION; EPIDEMIOLOGY; FATHER; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; MALARIA; MALE; MOTHER; NIGERIA; REVIEW;

ANTIMALARIALS; CAREGIVERS; CAUSALITY; CHLOROQUINE; COMMUNICATION BARRIERS; CULTURAL CHARACTERISTICS; DATA COLLECTION; FATHERS; FEMALE; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; MALARIA; MALE; MOTHERS; NIGERIA; SELF ADMINISTRATION;

EID: 34547186970     PISSN: 0272684X     EISSN: 15413519     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2190/GN66-9447-3984-4064     Document Type: Review

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