Treatment seeking behaviour of mothers for febrile children in some rural parts of imo state nigeria: Implications for home management of malaria in endemic areas

International Journal of Tropical Medicine

Volumn 4, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 132-135

  Uche, M Chukwuocha ^a   Benjamin, O Nwankwo ^a   Agwu, N Amadi ^a   Onyenonachi, C Esomonu ^a   Dozie, I ^b   Aloy, E Ikegwuoha ^c   Peter, 0 Nwabueze ^d   Smart, 0 Mbagwu ^e  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Nigeria)

^b IMO STATE UNIVERSITY   (Nigeria)

^c Department of Microbiology Imo State University ^*  (Nigeria)

^d Divine Clinics and Maternity   (Nigeria)

^e Environmental Health Unit Department of Primary Health Care   (Nigeria)

Author keywords

Behaviour; Children; Febrile; Imo State; Malaria; Mothers; Nigeria; Rural; Treatment Seeking

Indexed keywords

EID: 84855376585     PISSN: 18163319     EISSN: 1818779X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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