Effects of educational intervention on long-lasting insecticidal nets use in a malarious area, southeast Iran

Acta Medica Iranica

Volumn 50, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 279-287

  Ahmadi, Mussa Soleimani ^a,b   Vatandoost, Hassan ^a   Shaeghi, Mansoreh ^a   Raeisi, Ahmad ^c   Abedi, Farshid ^b   Eshraghian, Mohammad Reza ^a   Aghamolaei, Teimur ^b   Madani, Abdol Hossein ^b   Safari, Reza ^b   Jamshidi, Mahin ^b   Alimorad, Abbas ^b  

^a TEHRAN UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

^b HORMOZGAN UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

^c MINISTRY OF HEALTH AND MEDICAL EDUCATION   (Iran)

Author keywords

Educational program; Iran; Long lasting insecticidal nets; Malaria; Prevention

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; AWARENESS; BED NET; CONTROLLED STUDY; EDUCATION PROGRAM; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FEMALE; HEALTH EDUCATION; HUMAN; INSECT BITE; IRAN; MALARIA CONTROL; MALE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PARASITE TRANSMISSION; STRATEGIC PLANNING;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AWARENESS; CHI-SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; COMMUNITY HEALTH SERVICES; FEMALE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH EDUCATION; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; INSECTICIDE-TREATED BEDNETS; IRAN; MALARIA; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MOSQUITO CONTROL; MOTIVATION; QUESTIONNAIRES; TREATMENT OUTCOME; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84864363395     PISSN: 00446025     EISSN: 17359694     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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