Community intervention to promote rational treatment of acute respiratory infection in rural Nepal

Tropical Medicine and International Health

Volumn 14, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 101-110

  Holloway, Kathleen A ^a,b   Karkee, Shiba B ^c   Tamang, Ashalal ^d   Gurung, Yam Bahadur ^d   Kafle, Kumud K ^e   Pradhan, Ramesh ^d   Reeves, Barnaby C ^f  

^a World Health Organisation   (Switzerland)

^b WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION   (Switzerland)

^c PURBANCHAL UNIVERSITY   (Nepal)

^d Britain Nepal Medical Trust   (Nepal)

^e TRIBHUVAN UNIVERSITY   (Nepal)

^f UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Acute respiratory infection; Education intervention; Nepal; Under fives; Use of antibiotics

Indexed keywords

AMOXICILLIN; ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; COTRIMOXAZOLE;

ANTIBIOTICS; DATA ACQUISITION; HEALTH EDUCATION; HEALTH SERVICES; INFECTIOUS DISEASE; RESPIRATORY DISEASE;

ANTIBIOTIC THERAPY; ARTICLE; CHILD; COMMUNITY CARE; CONSULTATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE SEVERITY; EDUCATION PROGRAM; HEALTH PROMOTION; HOME CARE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; NEPAL; PRESCHOOL CHILD; RESPIRATORY TRACT INFECTION; RURAL POPULATION;

ACUTE DISEASE; ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; COMMUNITY HEALTH AIDES; COMMUNITY HEALTH SERVICES; DRUG PRESCRIPTIONS; DRUG UTILIZATION; HEALTH EDUCATION; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; NEPAL; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); PATIENT ACCEPTANCE OF HEALTH CARE; PROGRAM EVALUATION; RESPIRATORY TRACT INFECTIONS; RURAL HEALTH; RURAL HEALTH SERVICES; SCHOOLS;

ASIA; EURASIA; NEPAL; SOUTH ASIA;

EID: 58449113006     PISSN: 13602276     EISSN: 13653156     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-3156.2008.02191.x     Document Type: Article

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