Determinants of use of insecticide treated nets for the prevention of malaria in pregnancy: Jinja, Uganda

PLoS ONE

Volumn 7, Issue 6, 2012, Pages

  Sangaré, Laura R ^a   Weiss, Noel S ^a   Brentlinger, Paula E ^a   Richardson, Barbra A ^a   Staedke, Sarah G ^b   Kiwuwa, Mpungu S ^b   Stergachis, Andy ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

^b MAKERERE UNIVERSITY   (Uganda)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; ATTITUDE TO ILLNESS; BED NET; CULTURAL FACTOR; FEMALE; FIRST TRIMESTER PREGNANCY; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HUMAN; INTERVENTION STUDY; INTERVIEW; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALARIA CONTROL; MATERNAL ATTITUDE; POPULATION RESEARCH; PREGNANCY; SECOND TRIMESTER PREGNANCY; SELF REPORT; SLEEP; SOCIAL ASPECT; THIRD TRIMESTER PREGNANCY; UGANDA;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; FEMALE; HUMANS; INSECTICIDE-TREATED BEDNETS; MALARIA; MIDDLE AGED; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY COMPLICATIONS, PARASITIC; UGANDA; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84862696393     PISSN: None     EISSN: 19326203     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0039712     Document Type: Article

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