Knowledge and practices relating to malaria in a semi-urban area of Cameroon: Choices and sources of antimalarials, self-treatment and resistance

Pan African Medical Journal

Volumn 9, Issue , 2011, Pages

  Nsagha, Dickson Shey ^a,b   Njunda, Anna Longdoh ^a   Kamga, Henri Lucien Foumou ^a   Nsagha, Sarah Mboshi ^a   Assob, Jules Clement Nguedia ^a   Wiysonge, Charles Shey ^c   Tabah, Earnest Njih ^d   Njamnshi, Alfred Kongnyu ^e  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BUEA   (Cameroon)

^b UNIVERSITY OF IBADAN   (Nigeria)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CAPE TOWN   (South Africa)

^d MINISTRY OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (Cameroon)

^e UNIVERSITY OF YAOUNDÉ I   (Cameroon)

Author keywords

Antimalarials; Cameroon; Choices; Knowledge; Malaria; Practices; Resistance; Self medication; Sources

Indexed keywords

ANALGESIC AGENT; ANTIMALARIAL AGENT; CHLOROQUINE; PARACETAMOL;

ADULT; AGE; ANTIMALARIAL DRUG RESISTANCE; ARTICLE; CAMEROON; COMMUNITY CARE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DRUG CHOICE; DRUG MARKETING; FEMALE; FEVER; HEALTH CENTER; HEALTH EDUCATION; HERBAL MEDICINE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALARIA; MALARIA CONTROL; MALE; OCCUPATION; SELF MEDICATION; STRUCTURED QUESTIONNAIRE; URBAN AREA;

EID: 84855942017     PISSN: 19378688     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4314/pamj.v9i1.71180     Document Type: Article

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