Rural-urban differences in health-seeking for the treatment of childhood malaria in south-east Nigeria

Health Policy

Volumn 95, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 62-68

  Okeke, Theodora A ^a   Okeibunor, Joseph C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NIGERIA   (Nigeria)

Author keywords

Childhood malaria; Fever; Health seeking; Nigeria; Rural urban

Indexed keywords

NON PRESCRIPTION DRUG;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CHILD CARE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FEVER; GOVERNMENT; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE FACILITY; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH SURVEY; HELP SEEKING BEHAVIOR; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; MALARIA; MALARIA CONTROL; MALE; MEDICAL INFORMATION; NIGERIA; PATENT; PRIVATE HOSPITAL; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; QUANTITATIVE STUDY; QUESTIONNAIRE; SELF MEDICATION; URBAN RURAL DIFFERENCE;

ADULT; CHI-SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FOCUS GROUPS; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; INTERVIEWS AS TOPIC; MALARIA; MOTHERS; NIGERIA; PATIENT ACCEPTANCE OF HEALTH CARE; QUESTIONNAIRES; RURAL POPULATION; SAMPLING STUDIES; URBAN POPULATION;

EID: 77349095230     PISSN: 01688510     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.healthpol.2009.11.005     Document Type: Article

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