Geographic inequities in provision and utilization of malaria treatment services in southeast Nigeria: Diagnosis, providers and drugs

Health Policy

Volumn 94, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 144-149

  Onwujekwe, Obinna ^a,b   Hanson, Kara ^c   Uzochukwu, Benjamin ^a,b   Ezeoke, Ogochukwu ^b   Eze, Soludo ^b   Dike, Nkem ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NIGERIA   (Nigeria)

^b University of Nigeria Enugu Campus   (Nigeria)

^c LONDON SCHOOL OF HYGIENE AND TROPICAL MEDICINE   (United Kingdom)

^d NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Geographic differences; Health seeking; Inequity; Malaria treatment; Nigeria

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; ARTEMISININ; CHLOROQUINE; FANSIDAR; HERBACEOUS AGENT; QUININE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CHILD; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG COST; ENDEMIC DISEASE; FEMALE; GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION SYSTEM; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HELP SEEKING BEHAVIOR; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALARIA; MALE; NIGERIA; PATENT; PHARMACY; PRESCRIPTION; PRIVATE HOSPITAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; RANDOM SAMPLE; URBAN RURAL DIFFERENCE;

ANTIMALARIALS; COMMUNITY HEALTH SERVICES; FEMALE; GEOGRAPHY; HEALTH PERSONNEL; HEALTHCARE DISPARITIES; HUMANS; MALARIA; MALE; NIGERIA; QUESTIONNAIRES; RURAL POPULATION; URBAN POPULATION;

EID: 74149086688     PISSN: 01688510     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.healthpol.2009.09.010     Document Type: Article

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