Factors associated with compliance with community directed treatment with ivermectin for onchocerciasis control in Southwestern Ethiopia

Parasites and Vectors

Volumn 3, Issue 1, 2010, Pages

  Yirga, Daniel ^a   Deribe, Kebede ^b   Woldemichael, Kifle ^a   Wondafrash, Mekite ^a   Kassahun, Wondosen ^a  

^a JIMMA UNIVERSITY   (Ethiopia)

^b Fayyaa Integrated Development Association   (Ethiopia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

IVERMECTIN;

ADULT; ARTICLE; COMMUNITY CARE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE CONTROL; ETHIOPIA; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL RECORD; ONCHOCERCIASIS; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PLANTATION; QUESTIONNAIRE; RISK FACTOR; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 77952854219     PISSN: None     EISSN: 17563305     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1756-3305-3-48     Document Type: Article

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