Relationship between care-givers' misconceptions and non-use of ITNs by under-five Nigerian children

Malaria Journal

Volumn 10, Issue , 2011, Pages

  Arogundade, Ekundayo D ^a   Adebayo, Samson B ^a   Anyanti, Jennifer ^a   Nwokolo, Ernest ^a   Ladipo, Olaronke ^a   Ankomah, Augustine ^a   Meremikwu, Martin M ^b  

^a Nigeria   (Nigeria)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALABAR   (Nigeria)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; BED NET; CAREGIVER; EDUCATION; GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION; HOUSEHOLD; HUMAN; KNOWLEDGE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALARIA CONTROL; NIGERIA; STRUCTURED QUESTIONNAIRE; SYMPTOM; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; INFANT; MALARIA; METHODOLOGY; MOSQUITO; PRESCHOOL CHILD; QUESTIONNAIRE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; CAREGIVERS; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; INFANT; INSECTICIDE-TREATED BEDNETS; MALARIA; MOSQUITO CONTROL; NIGERIA; QUESTIONNAIRES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 79959332275     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14752875     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1475-2875-10-170     Document Type: Article

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