Knowledge about tuberculosis transmission among ever-married women in Bangladesh

International Journal of Tuberculosis and Lung Disease

Volumn 15, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 379-384

  Khandoker, A ^a,b   Khan, Md Mobarak Hossain ^a   Kramer A ^a   Mori, M ^b  

^a BIELEFELD UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

^b SAPPORO MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Bangladesh; Correlates; Knowledge; Misconceptions; Tuberculosis

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL TRANSMISSION; BANGLADESH; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FEMALE; GROUPS BY AGE; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; KNOWLEDGE; MARRIAGE; MARRIED WOMAN; MASS MEDIUM; NORMAL HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RURAL AREA; SELF REPORT; TELEVISION VIEWING; TUBERCULOSIS; URBAN AREA;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; BANGLADESH; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FEMALE; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HEALTH SURVEYS; HUMANS; LOGISTIC MODELS; MASS MEDIA; MIDDLE AGED; TELEVISION; TUBERCULOSIS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 79951604830     PISSN: 10273719     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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