Feasibility of home management using ACT for childhood malaria episodes in an urban setting

Drug, Healthcare and Patient Safety

Volumn 4, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 1-18

  Nsagha, Dickson S ^a,b   Elat, Jean Bosco N ^b,c   Ndong, Proper A B ^b,c   Tata, Peter N ^b,d   Tayong, Maureen Nill N ^b   Pokem, Francois F ^b   Wankah, Christian C ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BUEA   (Cameroon)

^b Public Health Research Group   (Cameroon)

^c MINISTRY OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (Cameroon)

^d UNIVERSITY OF YAOUNDÉ I   (Cameroon)

Author keywords

Artemisinin based combination therapy; Cameroon; Children; Home management; Malaria; Rapid diagnostic test; Urban

Indexed keywords

ARTEMISININ;

ACCESS TO INFORMATION; ADULT; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO ILLNESS; BEHAVIOR CHANGE; CHILD; CHILD CARE; COMMUNITY CARE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CULTURAL FACTOR; DIAGNOSTIC TEST; DRUG COST; EXPLORATORY RESEARCH; FEASIBILITY STUDY; FEMALE; FEVER; FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT; HEALTH BELIEF; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HEALTH CARE AVAILABILITY; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH EDUCATION; HELP SEEKING BEHAVIOR; HOME CARE; HUMAN; INFORMATION DISSEMINATION; INFORMATION PROCESSING; INSECT BITE; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; INTERVIEW; KNOWLEDGE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALARIA; MALE; MATERNAL BEHAVIOR; MEDICAL INFORMATION; MOSQUITO; MOTIVATION; PATERNAL BEHAVIOR; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PROCESS MONITORING; PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; RELIGION; TELECOMMUNICATION; TELEVISION; URBAN AREA;

EID: 84855931337     PISSN: None     EISSN: 11791365     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2147/DHPS.S25406     Document Type: Article

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