Household possession, use and non-use of treated or untreated mosquito nets in two ecologically diverse regions of Nigeria - Niger Delta and Sahel Savannah

Malaria Journal

Volumn 8, Issue 1, 2009, Pages

  Afolabi, Bamgboye M ^a   Sofola, Olayemi T ^b   Fatunmbi, Bayo S ^c   Komakech, William ^c   Okoh, Festus ^b   Saliu, Oladele ^d   Otsemobor, Peju ^b   Oresanya, Olusola B ^b   Amajoh, Chioma N ^b   Fasiku, David ^e   Jalingo, Inuwa ^e  

^a Health Environment and Development Foundation   (Nigeria)

^b National Malaria Control Programme   (Nigeria)

^c Malaria Unit   (Nigeria)

^d EPI Unit   (Nigeria)

^e National Planning Commission   (Nigeria)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BED NET; CHILD; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; FEMALE; FEVER; HOUSEHOLD; HUMAN; MALARIA; NIGERIA; PREGNANT WOMAN; PRESCHOOL CHILD; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; FAMILY SIZE; INFANT; METHODOLOGY; MOSQUITO; NEWBORN; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PREGNANCY; PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT; QUESTIONNAIRE; SEASON; SOCIOECONOMICS; UTILIZATION REVIEW;

INSECTICIDE;

CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FAMILY CHARACTERISTICS; FEMALE; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; INSECTICIDES; MALARIA; MOSQUITO CONTROL; NIGERIA; OWNERSHIP; PREGNANCY; PROTECTIVE DEVICES; QUESTIONNAIRES; SEASONS; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS;

EID: 61649097549     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14752875     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1475-2875-8-30     Document Type: Article

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