Community knowledge, attitudes and practices (KAP) on malaria in Swaziland: A country earmarked for malaria elimination

Malaria Journal

Volumn 8, Issue 1, 2009, Pages

  Hlongwana, Khumbulani W ^a   Mabaso, Musawenkosi L H ^a   Kunene, Simon ^b   Govender, Dayanandan ^a   Maharaj, Rajendra ^a  

^a SOUTH AFRICAN MEDICAL RESEARCH COUNCIL   (South Africa)

^b Department of Health   (Swaziland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; ATTITUDE TO ILLNESS; BED NET; COMMUNITY CARE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HEALTH PROGRAM; HELP SEEKING BEHAVIOR; HUMAN; MALARIA; MALARIA CONTROL; MALE; STRUCTURED QUESTIONNAIRE; SWAZILAND; VECTOR CONTROL; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; FAMILY SIZE; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; MOSQUITO; QUESTIONNAIRE; SOCIOECONOMICS;

ADULT; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FAMILY CHARACTERISTICS; FEMALE; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; MALARIA; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MOSQUITO CONTROL; QUESTIONNAIRES; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; SWAZILAND;

EID: 61649112259     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14752875     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1475-2875-8-29     Document Type: Article

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