The potential role of the educational system in addressing the effect of inadequate knowledge of mosquitoes on use of insecticide-treated nets in Ghana

Malaria Journal

Volumn 9, Issue 1, 2010, Pages

  Kudom, Andreas A ^a   Mensah, Ben A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAPE COAST   (Ghana)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANOPHELES; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; BED NET; CURRICULUM; DEVELOPMENTAL STAGE; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; FEMALE; GHANA; HEALTH EDUCATION; HIGH SCHOOL; HUMAN; KNOWLEDGE; LIFE HISTORY; MALARIA CONTROL; MALE; MOSQUITO; STRUCTURED QUESTIONNAIRE; UNIVERSITY; ANIMAL; DISEASE CARRIER; MALARIA; METHODOLOGY; MORTALITY; PHYSIOLOGY; QUESTIONNAIRE; RANDOMIZATION; STUDENT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANIMALS; CULICIDAE; DISEASE TRANSMISSION, INFECTIOUS; DISEASE VECTORS; FEMALE; GHANA; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; INSECTICIDE-TREATED BEDNETS; MALARIA; MALE; MOSQUITO CONTROL; QUESTIONNAIRES; RANDOM ALLOCATION; STUDENTS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 77956532050     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14752875     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1475-2875-9-256     Document Type: Article

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