Health seeking behavior after fever onset in a malaria-endemic area of Malawi

American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene

Volumn 81, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 935-943

  Mujica Mota, Ruben E ^a   Lara, Antonieta Medina ^a   Kunkwenzu, Esthery D ^b   Lalloo, David G ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LIVERPOOL MANAGEMENT SCHOOL   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MALAWI   (Malawi)

^c LIVERPOOL SCHOOL OF TROPICAL MEDICINE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANALGESIC AGENT; ANTIPYRETIC AGENT; CHLOROQUINE; FANSIDAR; QUININE; ANTIMALARIAL AGENT;

ABSENTEEISM; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CHILD; COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; DISEASE DURATION; DRUG COST; ENDEMIC DISEASE; FEVER; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH SERVICE; HEALTH SURVEY; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HOUSEHOLD; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALARIA; MALAWI; MEDICAL SERVICE; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRESCRIPTION; SALARY; SCHOOL CHILD; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; INFORMATION PROCESSING; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT ATTITUDE; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; RURAL POPULATION; SOCIOECONOMICS; URBAN POPULATION;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; ANTIMALARIALS; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DATA COLLECTION; FEVER; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; MALARIA; MALAWI; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT ACCEPTANCE OF HEALTH CARE; RURAL POPULATION; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; URBAN POPULATION; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 73949122300     PISSN: 00029637     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4269/ajtmh.2009.08-0361     Document Type: Article

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