Factors determining anti-malarial drug use in a peri-urban population from malaria holoendemic region of western kenya

Malaria Journal

Volumn 9, Issue 1, 2010, Pages

  Watsierah, Carren A ^a   Jura, Walter G Z O ^b   Oyugi, Henry ^a   Abong'O, Benard ^a   Ouma, Collins ^b,c  

^a GREAT LAKES UNIVERSITY OF KISUMU   (Kenya)

^b MASENO UNIVERSITY   (Kenya)

^c KENYA MEDICAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Kenya)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMODIAQUINE; ANTIMALARIAL AGENT; ANTIPYRETIC AGENT; ARTEMISININ; CHLOROQUINE; PYRIMETHAMINE; QUININE; SULFADOXINE;

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; CAREGIVER; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DRUG USE; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; FEMALE; HOUSEHOLD; HUMAN; KENYA; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALARIA; MALE; QUESTIONNAIRE; SOCIOECONOMICS; STRATIFIED SAMPLE; URBAN AREA; URBAN POPULATION; ADULT; AGED; CHILD; DRUG UTILIZATION; INFANT; MIDDLE AGED; NEWBORN; PRESCHOOL CHILD; STATISTICS;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ANTIMALARIALS; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DRUG UTILIZATION; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; KENYA; MALARIA; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; QUESTIONNAIRES; QUININE; URBAN POPULATION; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 77958145470     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14752875     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1475-2875-9-295     Document Type: Article

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