Impact of health education on home treatment and prevention of malaria in Jengre, North Central Nigeria

Annals of African Medicine

Volumn 7, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 112-119

  Chirdan, Oluwabunmi O ^a   Zoakah, A I ^a   Ejembi, C L ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF JOS   (Nigeria)

^b AHMADU BELLO UNIVERSITY   (Nigeria)

Author keywords

Health education; Home treatment; Malaria; Prevention

Indexed keywords

ANALGESIC AGENT; CHLOROQUINE; FANSIDAR; PARACETAMOL;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CAREGIVER; CHILD CARE; CHILD WELFARE; COMMUNITY CARE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CRYOTHERAPY; FEMALE; FEVER; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH EDUCATION; HOME CARE; HUMAN; INFANT; INTERVENTION STUDY; KNOWLEDGE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALARIA; MALARIA CONTROL; MATERNAL ATTITUDE; MEDICAL INFORMATION; NIGERIA; PARASITE TRANSMISSION; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIMARY PREVENTION; QUESTIONNAIRE; SELF CARE;

EID: 60149102426     PISSN: 15963519     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4103/1596-3519.55667     Document Type: Article

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