Community-directed interventions for integrated delivery of a health package against major health problems in rural Uganda: Perceptions on the strategy and its effectiveness

International Health

Volumn 2, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 197-205

  Ndyomugyenyi, Richard ^a   Kabali, Asaph Turinde ^b  

^a MINISTRY OF HEALTH   (Uganda)

^b MAKERERE UNIVERSITY   (Uganda)

Author keywords

Community directed interventions; Community perceptions and participation; Coverage; Integration; Uganda

Indexed keywords

IVERMECTIN; RETINOL;

ARTICLE; COMMUNITY CARE; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH SERVICE; HOME CARE; HUMAN; INTERVENTION STUDY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUBLIC HEALTH PROBLEM; RURAL AREA; TUBERCULOSIS; UGANDA; VITAMIN SUPPLEMENTATION;

EID: 77956618673     PISSN: 18763413     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.inhe.2010.07.009     Document Type: Article

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