Knowledge on the transmission, prevention and treatment of malaria among two endemic populations of Bangladesh and their health-seeking behaviour

Malaria Journal

Volumn 8, Issue 1, 2009, Pages

  Ahmed, Syed Masud ^a   Haque, Rashidul ^b   Haque, Ubydul ^b   Hossain, Awlad ^a  

^a RESEARCH AND EVALUATION DIVISION   (Bangladesh)

^b INTERNATIONAL CENTRE FOR DIARRHOEAL DISEASE RESEARCH   (Bangladesh)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ALLOPATHY; ARTICLE; BANGLADESH; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC TEST; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; DRUG MARKETING; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; ENDEMIC DISEASE; FEMALE; FEVER; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEALTH CARE PRACTICE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; KNOWLEDGE; MALARIA; MALE; MIXED INFECTION; PLASMODIUM FALCIPARUM; PLASMODIUM VIVAX; PREVALENCE; SELF CARE; SEMI STRUCTURED INTERVIEW; SOCIAL STATUS; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; GEOGRAPHY; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT ATTITUDE; QUESTIONNAIRE; SEX DIFFERENCE; SOCIOECONOMICS; STATISTICS;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; BANGLADESH; FEMALE; GEOGRAPHY; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; MALARIA; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT ACCEPTANCE OF HEALTH CARE; QUESTIONNAIRES; SEX FACTORS; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 69249098297     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14752875     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1475-2875-8-173     Document Type: Article

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