Does anti-malarial drug knowledge predict anti-malarial dispensing practice in drug outlets? A survey of medicine retailers in western Kenya

Malaria Journal

Volumn 11, Issue , 2012, Pages

  Rusk, Andria ^a   Smith, Nathan ^a   Menya, Diana ^b,c   Obala, Andrew ^b,c   Simiyu, Chrispinus ^b,c   Khwa Otsyula, Barasa ^b,c   Omeara, Wendy ^a,b,c  

^a DUKE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b MOI UNIVERSITY   (Kenya)

^c Webuye Demographic Surveillance Site Scientific Steering Committee ^*  (Kenya)

Author keywords

AMFm; Antimalarial; Medicine outlets; Retail shops; Training

Indexed keywords

ARTEMETHER PLUS BENFLUMETOL; ANTIMALARIAL AGENT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR; CONSUMER; FEMALE; HUMAN; KENYA; KNOWLEDGE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALARIA; MALE; PHARMACY; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PREDICTION; RURAL AREA; URBAN AREA; AGED; DRUG UTILIZATION; MIDDLE AGED; PROFESSIONAL COMPETENCE; STATISTICS;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ANTIMALARIALS; DRUG UTILIZATION; FEMALE; HUMANS; KENYA; MALARIA; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PHARMACIES; PROFESSIONAL COMPETENCE; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84864512842     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14752875     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1475-2875-11-263     Document Type: Article

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