Knowledge and behaviour as determinants of anti-malarial drug use in a peri-urban population from malaria holoendemic region of western Kenya

Malaria Journal

Volumn 10, Issue , 2011, Pages

  Watsierah, Carren A ^a   Jura, Walter Gzo ^b   Raballah, Evans ^c   Kaseje, Dan ^a   Abong'O, Benard ^a   Ouma, Collins ^b,d  

^a GREAT LAKES UNIVERSITY OF KISUMU   (Kenya)

^b MASENO UNIVERSITY   (Kenya)

^c KENYATTA UNIVERSITY   (Kenya)

^d UNIVERSITY OF NEW MEXICO   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTEMISININ; CHLOROQUINE; QUININE; ANTIMALARIAL AGENT;

ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CONSUMER ATTITUDE; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG USE; ENDEMIC DISEASE; HOUSEHOLD; HUMAN; KENYA; MALARIA; URBAN POPULATION; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CHILD; FEMALE; MALARIA FALCIPARUM; MALE; QUESTIONNAIRE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANTIMALARIALS; CHILD; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; KENYA; MALARIA, FALCIPARUM; MALE; QUESTIONNAIRES; URBAN POPULATION;

EID: 79954601105     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14752875     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1475-2875-10-99     Document Type: Article

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