Determinants of hanging and use of ITNs in the context of near universal coverage in Zambia

Health Policy and Planning

Volumn 27, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 316-325

  MacIntyre, Kate ^a   Littrell, Megan ^b   Keating, Joseph ^a   Hamainza, Busiku ^c   Miller, John ^d   Eisele, Thomas P ^a  

^a TULANE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b POPULATION SERVICES INTERNATIONAL   (United States)

^c MINISTRY OF HEALTH   (Zambia)

^d PATH Malaria Control and Evaluation Partnership in Africa (MACEPA)   (Zambia)

Author keywords

bed nets; behaviour change; evidence based policy; Malaria

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; BED NET; EVIDENCE BASED PRACTICE; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HUMAN; INSURANCE; MALARIA; MIDDLE AGED; QUESTIONNAIRE; UTILIZATION REVIEW; ZAMBIA;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; EVIDENCE-BASED PRACTICE; FEMALE; HEALTH POLICY; HUMANS; INSECTICIDE-TREATED BEDNETS; MALARIA; MIDDLE AGED; QUESTIONNAIRES; UNIVERSAL COVERAGE; YOUNG ADULT; ZAMBIA;

EID: 84862561820     PISSN: 02681080     EISSN: 14602237     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/heapol/czr042     Document Type: Article

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