Improving rational treatment of malaria: Perceptions and influence of RDTs on prescribing behaviour of health workers in Southeast Nigeria

PLoS ONE

Volumn 6, Issue 1, 2011, Pages

  Uzochukwu, Benjamin S C ^a   Onwujekwe, Emmanuel ^a   Ezuma, Nkoli N ^a   Ezeoke, Ogochukwu P ^a   Ajuba, Miriam O ^a,b   Sibeudu, Florence T ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NIGERIA   (Nigeria)

^b ENUGU STATE UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Nigeria)

^c NNAMDI AZIKIWE UNIVERSITY   (Nigeria)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTEMISININ; CHLOROQUINE; PYRIMETHAMINE PLUS SULFADOXINE; ANTIMALARIAL AGENT; ARTEMISININ DERIVATIVE;

ARTICLE; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC PROCEDURE; DIAGNOSTIC TEST; FEMALE; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; HUMAN; MALARIA; MALE; MEDICAL PRACTICE; MICROSCOPY; MIDWIFE; NIGERIA; PERCEPTION; PHARMACY TECHNICIAN; PHYSICIAN; PRESCRIPTION; STAFF NURSE; SYMPTOMATOLOGY; ANALYTICAL EQUIPMENT; CLINICAL PRACTICE; HEALTH AUXILIARY; METHODOLOGY; STANDARD; STATISTICS;

ANTIMALARIALS; ARTEMISININS; COMMUNITY HEALTH AIDES; DIAGNOSTIC TESTS, ROUTINE; HUMANS; MALARIA; NIGERIA; PHYSICIAN'S PRACTICE PATTERNS; REAGENT KITS, DIAGNOSTIC;

EID: 79551618562     PISSN: None     EISSN: 19326203     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0014627     Document Type: Article

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