Knowledge, attitude, perception of malaria and evaluation of malaria parasitaemia among pregnant women attending antenatal care clinic in metropolitan Lagos, Nigeria

Journal of Vector Borne Diseases

Volumn 48, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 12-17

  Iriemenam, N C ^a   Dosunmu, A O ^b   Oyibo, W A ^a   Fagbenro Beyioku, A F ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LAGOS   (Nigeria)

^b Lagos State Polytechnic   (Nigeria)

Author keywords

Attitude; Awareness; Knowledge; Malaria control; Practice; Pregnancy

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANEMIA; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO ILLNESS; CONTROLLED STUDY; EDUCATION PROGRAM; EMPLOYMENT STATUS; FEMALE; HEMATOCRIT; HOME CARE; HUMAN; KNOWLEDGE MANAGEMENT; MALARIA; MALARIA CONTROL; MATERNAL ATTITUDE; NIGERIA; PLASMODIUM FALCIPARUM; PLASMODIUM MALARIAE; PREGNANT WOMAN; PRENATAL CARE; STRUCTURED QUESTIONNAIRE; VECTOR CONTROL;

ADULT; AMBULATORY CARE; ATTITUDE; FEMALE; HUMANS; KNOWLEDGE; MALARIA; NIGERIA; PARASITEMIA; PATIENT ACCEPTANCE OF HEALTH CARE; PERCEPTION; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY COMPLICATIONS, PARASITIC; PREGNANT WOMEN; QUESTIONNAIRES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 79952939581     PISSN: 09729062     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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