Health-seeking norms for tuberculosis symptoms in southern Angola: Implications for behaviour change communications

International Journal of Tuberculosis and Lung Disease

Volumn 15, Issue 7, 2011, Pages 943-948

  Luis, S F ^a   Kamp, N ^b   Mitchell, E M H ^b   Henriksen, K ^a   Van Leth, F ^b,c  

^a Igreja Evangélica Sinodal de Angola ^*  (Angola)

^b KNCV TUBERCULOSIS FOUNDATION   (Netherlands)

^c UNIVERSITY OF AMSTERDAM   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

ACSM; Angola; Health seeking; KAP survey; Tuberculosis

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANGOLA; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO ILLNESS; BEHAVIOR CHANGE; FEMALE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HEALTH SEEKING BEHAVIOR; HUMAN; KNOWLEDGE; MALE; MEDICAL INFORMATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK ASSESSMENT; SYMPTOMATOLOGY; TUBERCULOSIS;

ADULT; ANGOLA; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; FEMALE; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT ACCEPTANCE OF HEALTH CARE; QUESTIONNAIRES; TUBERCULOSIS;

EID: 79958741813     PISSN: 10273719     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5588/ijtld.10.0588     Document Type: Article

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