Timing of delivery of malaria preventive interventions in pregnancy: Results from the Tanzania national voucher programme

Journal of Epidemiology and Community Health

Volumn 65, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 78-82

  Marchant, Tanya ^a   Hanson, Kara ^a   Nathan, Rose ^b   Mponda, Hadji ^b   Bruce, Jane ^a   Jones, Caroline ^a   Sedekia, Yovitha ^b   Mshinda, Hassan ^b   Schellenberg, Joanna ^a  

^a LONDON SCHOOL OF HYGIENE AND TROPICAL MEDICINE   (United Kingdom)

^b IFAKARA HEALTH INSTITUTE   (Tanzania)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DISEASE CONTROL; HEALTH SERVICES; INSECTICIDE; MALARIA; PREGNANCY; SURVEY; WOMENS HEALTH;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; BED NET; ECONOMICS; FEMALE; GESTATIONAL AGE; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HUMAN; INTERVENTION STUDY; MALARIA; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; MOSQUITO; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PATIENT ATTITUDE; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY COMPLICATION; PRENATAL CARE; PUBLIC HEALTH; SOCIAL CARE; TANZANIA; TIME; UTILIZATION REVIEW;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; DELIVERY OF HEALTH CARE; FEMALE; GESTATIONAL AGE; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HUMANS; INSECTICIDE-TREATED BEDNETS; INTERVENTION STUDIES; MALARIA; MIDDLE AGED; MOSQUITO CONTROL; NATIONAL HEALTH PROGRAMS; PATIENT ACCEPTANCE OF HEALTH CARE; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY COMPLICATIONS, PARASITIC; PRENATAL CARE; PUBLIC ASSISTANCE; TANZANIA; TIME FACTORS; YOUNG ADULT;

SAHARA; TANZANIA;

EID: 78650896433     PISSN: 0143005X     EISSN: 14702738     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/jech.2008.085449     Document Type: Article

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