Knowledge and practices of in-home pesticide use: A community survey in uganda

Journal of Environmental and Public Health

Volumn 2011, Issue , 2011, Pages

  Nalwanga, Eva ^a   Ssempebwa, John C ^a  

^a MAKERERE UNIVERSITY   (Uganda)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

INSECTICIDE; PESTICIDE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CIMEX; COCKROACH; COMMUNITY; EDUCATION; FEMALE; HEALTH HAZARD; HEALTH PROMOTION; HOME ENVIRONMENT; HOME SAFETY; HOUSEHOLD; HUMAN; INSECT; INTERVIEW; KNOWLEDGE; LANGUAGE; LOUSE; LOWEST INCOME GROUP; MALE; MARKETING; MOSQUITO; PEST CONTROL; PESTICIDE SPRAYING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; READING; STRUCTURED QUESTIONNAIRE; TRAINING; UGANDA; ANIMAL; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; ECONOMICS; HOUSING; INFORMATION PROCESSING; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; QUESTIONNAIRE; URBAN POPULATION;

BLATTARIA; RATTUS;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANIMALS; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DATA COLLECTION; FEMALE; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HOUSING; HUMANS; INSECTS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PEST CONTROL; PESTICIDES; QUESTIONNAIRES; RATS; UGANDA; URBAN POPULATION; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 80052698420     PISSN: 16879805     EISSN: 16879813     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1155/2011/230894     Document Type: Article

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