Malaria self medications and choices of drugs for its treatment among residents of a malaria endemic community in West Africa

Asian Pacific Journal of Tropical Disease

Volumn 1, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 10-16

  Jombo, GTA ^a   Araoye, M A ^a   Damen, J G ^b  

^a BENUE STATE UNIVERSITY   (Nigeria)

^b UNIVERSITY OF JOS   (Nigeria)

Author keywords

ACT; Adult women; Antimalaria drugs; HBMM; IPT; Malaria control; Malaria treatment; RBM; Self medication; West Africa

Indexed keywords

AMALAR; AMPICILLIN PLUS CLOXACILLIN; ANTIMALARIAL AGENT; ARTEMISININ; ARTESUNATE; CHLOROQUINE; CHLORPHENIRAMINE MALEATE PLUS PARACETAMOL PLUS PHENYLPROPANOLAMINE; COTRIMOXAZOLE; FOLIC ACID ANTAGONIST; HERBACEOUS AGENT; MALADRIN; MALOXINE; METAKELFIN; METRONIDAZOLE; NONSTEROID ANTIINFLAMMATORY AGENT; OPTALIDON; PARACETAMOL; QUININE; TETRACYCLINE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ADULT; AFRICA; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; ENDEMIC DISEASE; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE MANAGEMENT; HEALTH PROGRAM; HUMAN; INCOME; KNOWLEDGE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALARIA; MALARIA CONTROL; MARRIAGE; OCCUPATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITATIVE ANALYSIS; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; SELF MEDICATION; SOCIOECONOMICS;

EID: 79960856808     PISSN: 22221808     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S2222-1808(11)60003-0     Document Type: Article

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