Assessment of knowledge and practice about tuberculosis among eastern Ethiopian prisoners

International Journal of Tuberculosis and Lung Disease

Volumn 15, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 228-233

  Abebe, D S ^a,b   Biffa, D ^c   Bjune, G ^a   Ameni, G ^b   Abebe, F ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OSLO   (Norway)

^b ADDIS ABABA UNIVERSITY   (Ethiopia)

^c NORWEGIAN UNIVERSITY OF LIFE SCIENCES   (Norway)

Author keywords

Ethiopia; Knowledge; Practice; Prison; Tuberculosis

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL TRANSMISSION; ETHIOPIA; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE PRACTICE; HEALTH EDUCATION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL INFORMATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PRISONER; TUBERCULOSIS; TUBERCULOSIS CONTROL;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CHI-SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; COMMUNICABLE DISEASE CONTROL; ETHIOPIA; FEMALE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HEALTH LITERACY; HUMANS; LOGISTIC MODELS; MALE; ODDS RATIO; PATIENT EDUCATION AS TOPIC; PRISONERS; PRISONS; QUESTIONNAIRES; RISK FACTORS; TUBERCULOSIS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 78651429890     PISSN: 10273719     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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