Awareness, possession and use of insecticide-treated nets for prevention of malaria in children under five in Abeokuta, Nigeria

Journal of Paediatrics and Child Health

Volumn 47, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 117-121

  Idowu, Olufunmilayo A ^a   Sam Wobo, Sammy O ^a   Oluwole, Akinola S ^a   Adediran, Adekunle S ^b  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURE   (Nigeria)

^b FEDERAL MEDICAL CENTER   (Nigeria)

Author keywords

Children under five; Hospital; Insecticide treated net (ITN); Malaria; Traditional birth home

Indexed keywords

INSECTICIDE;

ARTICLE; BED NET; CHILD; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; INFANT; MALARIA; NIGERIA; PRENATAL CARE; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE;

CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; INSECTICIDES; MALARIA; MOSQUITO NETS; NIGERIA; QUESTIONNAIRES;

EID: 79952745079     PISSN: 10344810     EISSN: 14401754     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1440-1754.2010.01898.x     Document Type: Article

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