Perceptions and home management practices of malaria in some rural communities in Abeokuta, Nigeria

Travel Medicine and Infectious Disease

Volumn 6, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 210-214

  Idowu, O A ^a   Mafiana, C F ^a   Luwoye, I J ^a   Adehanloye, O ^a  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURE   (Nigeria)

Author keywords

Agricutural extension service; Insecticide treated net; Malaria; Perceptions

Indexed keywords

ANALGESIC AGENT; ANTIMALARIAL AGENT; CHLOROQUINE; HERBACEOUS AGENT; INSECTICIDE;

ADULT; AGED; AGRICULTURAL WORKER; ARTICLE; BED NET; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRINKING BEHAVIOR; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; FOOD CONTAMINATION; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH EDUCATION; HOME CARE; HOSPITAL CARE; HOSPITAL COST; HUMAN; HUNGER; INFORMATION PROCESSING; INSECT BITE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALARIA; MALARIA CONTROL; MALE; MOSQUITO; NIGERIA; PLAY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; RURAL POPULATION; SELF MEDICATION; SUN EXPOSURE; THERMAL EXPOSURE; TREATMENT REFUSAL; TYPHOID FEVER; WATER CONTAMINATION; YELLOW FEVER;

ADULT; AGRICULTURE; ANIMALS; CHILD; FOCUS GROUPS; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; MALARIA; MIDDLE AGED; MOSQUITO CONTROL; NIGERIA; QUESTIONNAIRES; RURAL HEALTH; RURAL POPULATION;

EID: 45049083327     PISSN: 14778939     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.tmaid.2007.10.007     Document Type: Article

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