Determining and addressing obstacles to the effective use of long-lasting insecticide-impregnated nets in rural Tanzania

Malaria Journal

Volumn 8, Issue 1, 2009, Pages

  Widmar, Maria ^a   Nagel, Courtney J ^a   Ho, Deborah Y ^a   Benziger, Peter W ^b   Hennig, Nils ^a  

^a MOUNT SINAI SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b TUFTS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

INSECTICIDE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; BED NET; BEHAVIOR MODIFICATION; CHILD; CLINICAL TRIAL; COMMUNITY CARE; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH EDUCATION; HEALTH SERVICE; HOUSEHOLD; HUMAN; MALARIA; MALE; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PREVALENCE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RURAL POPULATION; SCHOOL CHILD; SEASONAL VARIATION; TANZANIA; ANIMAL; HEALTH; INFORMATION PROCESSING; METHODOLOGY; MOSQUITO;

ANIMALS; DATA COLLECTION; HEALTH EDUCATION; HUMANS; INSECTICIDES; MALARIA; MOSQUITO CONTROL; MOSQUITO NETS; RURAL HEALTH; TANZANIA;

EID: 76149087794     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14752875     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1475-2875-8-315     Document Type: Article

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