Intermittent preventive therapy and treatment of malaria during pregnancy: A study of knowledge among pregnant women in Rufiji District, Southern Tanzania

Tropical Journal of Pharmaceutical Research

Volumn 11, Issue 5, 2012, Pages 835-845

  Mutagonda, Ritah ^a   Kamuhabwa, Appolinary A R ^a   Massawe, Siriel ^a   Mpembeni, Rose ^a  

^a MUHIMBILI UNIVERSITY OF HEALTH AND ALLIED SCIENCES   (Tanzania)

Author keywords

Antenatal clinic; Artemether lumefantrine; Knowledge; Pregnant women; Sulfadoxinepyrimethamine

Indexed keywords

ARTEMETHER PLUS BENFLUMETOL; PYRIMETHAMINE; PYRIMETHAMINE PLUS SULFADOXINE; QUININE; SULFAMETHOXYPYRIDAZINE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO ILLNESS; DRUG CHOICE; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG SAFETY; DRUG USE; FEMALE; GESTATIONAL AGE; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HUMAN; MALARIA; MATERNAL ATTITUDE; PATIENT EDUCATION; PREGNANCY; PREGNANT WOMAN; RISK BENEFIT ANALYSIS; SECOND TRIMESTER PREGNANCY; TANZANIA; THIRD TRIMESTER PREGNANCY; TREATMENT INDICATION;

EID: 84868008411     PISSN: 15965996     EISSN: 15969827     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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