The response of students to malaria and malaria therapy in a university in Southwest Nigeria

Research in Social and Administrative Pharmacy

Volumn 3, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 351-362

  Babalola, Oladipo O ^a   Lamikanra, Adebayo ^a  

^a OBAFEMI AWOLOWO UNIVERSITY   (Nigeria)

Author keywords

Antimalarial drugs; Malaria; Medication beliefs; Self medication; Treatment knowledge

Indexed keywords

ANTIMALARIAL AGENT; CHLOROQUINE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; DRUG DOSAGE FORM; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALARIA; MALE; NIGERIA; PERCEPTION; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUESTIONNAIRE; SELF MEDICATION; SEX DIFFERENCE; STUDENT; UNIVERSITY;

ADULT; ANTIMALARIALS; CHLOROQUINE; DOSAGE FORMS; FEMALE; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; MALARIA; MALE; NIGERIA; PERCEPTION; QUESTIONNAIRES; SELF MEDICATION; SEX FACTORS; STUDENTS; UNIVERSITIES;

EID: 35248815466     PISSN: 15517411     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.sapharm.2006.09.002     Document Type: Article

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