Prevalence and risk factors of malaria in Ethiopia

Malaria Journal

Volumn 11, Issue , 2012, Pages

  Ayele, Dawit G ^a   Zewotir, Temesgen T ^a   Mwambi, Henry G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KWAZULU NATAL   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Generalized linear model; Odds ratio; Rapid diagnosis test; Risk factors; Survey design

Indexed keywords

ANTIMALARIAL AGENT; CEMENT; TAP WATER;

ARTICLE; BUILDING MATERIAL; ETHIOPIA; FAMILY SIZE; FEMALE; GENDER; GROUPS BY AGE; HEALTH SURVEY; HOUSEHOLD; HUMAN; INFECTION RISK; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALARIA; MALARIA CONTROL; MALE; PREVALENCE; RISK REDUCTION; SANITATION; WATER QUALITY; WATER SUPPLY; WOOD;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DEMOGRAPHY; ETHIOPIA; FEMALE; GEOGRAPHY; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; MALARIA; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PREVALENCE; RISK FACTORS; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84861977977     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14752875     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1475-2875-11-195     Document Type: Article

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