Malaria treatment-seeking behaviour and related factors of Wa ethnic minority in Myanmar: A cross-sectional study

Malaria Journal

Volumn 11, Issue , 2012, Pages

  Xu, Jian Wei ^a   Xu, Qi Zhang ^b   Liu, Hui ^a   Zeng, Yi Rou ^c  

^a Yunnan Institute of Parasitic Diseases   (China)

^b People's Hospital of Taikang County   (China)

^c Shan Special Region II   (Myanmar)

Author keywords

Household survey; Malaria; Treatment seeking behaviour; Wa ethnic

Indexed keywords

ANTIMALARIAL AGENT; HERBACEOUS AGENT; PARACETAMOL; PARAQUIN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANALYTIC METHOD; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; ENDEMIC DISEASE; ETHNIC GROUP; FAMILY DECISION MAKING; FEMALE; FEVER; HEALTH CARE FACILITY; HEALTH SURVEY; HELP SEEKING BEHAVIOR; HOUSEHOLD; HUMAN; INCOME; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALARIA; MALE; MULTICENTER STUDY; MYANMAR; PATIENT CARE; PREVALENCE; PUBLIC HEALTH; QUALITATIVE ANALYSIS; QUESTIONNAIRE; RISK FACTOR; SEMI STRUCTURED INTERVIEW; TEXT ANALYSIS MARKUP SYSTEM; THERAPY DELAY;

ADULT; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; ETHNIC GROUPS; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERVIEWS AS TOPIC; MALARIA; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MYANMAR; PATIENT ACCEPTANCE OF HEALTH CARE; QUESTIONNAIRES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84870883186     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14752875     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1475-2875-11-417     Document Type: Article

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