Perceptions, attitudes and practices on schistosomiasis in delta state, Nigeria

Tanzania Journal of Health Research

Volumn 12, Issue 4, 2010, Pages

  Onyeneho, Nkechi G ^a   Yinkore, Paul ^b   Egwuage, John ^c   Emukah, Emmanuel ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NIGERIA   (Nigeria)

^b Ministry of Health   (Nigeria)

^c CARTER CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Attitude; Knowledge; Nigeria; Perception; Practice; Urinary schistosomiasis

Indexed keywords

RIVER WATER;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; ENDEMIC DISEASE; FEMALE; HEALTH BELIEF; HUMAN; MALE; NIGERIA; PARASITE TRANSMISSION; RANDOM SAMPLE; SCHISTOSOMIASIS; SEXUAL TRANSMISSION; STRUCTURED INTERVIEW; WATER CONTAMINATION; WATER SUPPLY; WITCHCRAFT; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; INFORMATION PROCESSING; INTERVIEW; MIDDLE AGED; VERY ELDERLY;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; FOCUS GROUPS; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; INTERVIEWS AS TOPIC; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NIGERIA; SCHISTOSOMIASIS;

EID: 79961079851     PISSN: 18216404     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4314/thrb.v12i4.60123     Document Type: Article

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