Health care seeking behavior for diarrhea in children under 5 in rural Niger: Results of a cross-sectional survey

BMC Public Health

Volumn 11, Issue , 2011, Pages

  Page, Anne Laure ^a   Hustache, Sarah ^a   Luquero, Francisco J ^a   Djibo, Ali ^b   Manzo, Mahamane Laouali ^c   Grais, Rebecca F ^a  

^a EPICENTRE   (France)

^b Ministere de la Sante   (Niger)

^c Direction Régionale de la Santé Publique ^*  (Niger)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CLUSTER ANALYSIS; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DIARRHEA; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE SURVEY; HUMAN; INFANT; MALE; NIGER; PATIENT ATTITUDE; PRESCHOOL CHILD; RURAL POPULATION;

CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CLUSTER ANALYSIS; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DIARRHEA; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE SURVEYS; HUMANS; INFANT; MALE; NIGER; PATIENT ACCEPTANCE OF HEALTH CARE; RURAL POPULATION;

EID: 80054864717     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14712458     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1471-2458-11-389     Document Type: Article

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