Subjective assessment of childhood fever by mothers utilizing primary health care facilities in Osogbo, Osun State, Nigeria

Nigerian Journal of Clinical Practice

Volumn 12, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 434-438

  Asekun Olarinmoye, E O ^a   Egbewale, B E ^a   Olajide, F O ^b  

^a Faculty of Clinical Sciences

^b Akintola University of Technology   (Nigeria)

Author keywords

Childhood fever; Mothers; Sensitivity; Specificity; Subjective assessment; Tactile examination

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; BODY TEMPERATURE; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; FEMALE; FEVER; HUMAN; INFANT; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MOTHER; NIGERIA; PALPATION; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; REPRODUCIBILITY; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SOCIOECONOMICS; TOUCH;

ADULT; BODY TEMPERATURE; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; FEVER; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; INFANT; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MOTHERS; NIGERIA; PALPATION; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; TOUCH;

EID: 72849115304     PISSN: 11193077     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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