High Adherence to Antimalarials and Antibiotics under Integrated Community Case Management of Illness in Children Less than Five Years in Eastern Uganda

PLoS ONE

Volumn 8, Issue 3, 2013, Pages

  Kalyango, Joan N ^a,b   Rutebemberwa, Elizeus ^b   Karamagi, Charles ^b   Mworozi, Edison ^b   Ssali, Sarah ^c   Alfven, Tobias ^a,d   Peterson, Stefan ^a,b,e  

^a KAROLINSKA INSTITUTE   (Sweden)

^b MAKERERE UNIVERSITY COLLEGE OF HEALTH SCIENCES   (Uganda)

^c MAKERERE UNIVERSITY   (Uganda)

^d SACHS CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

^e UPPSALA UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMOXICILLIN; ARTEMETHER PLUS BENFLUMETOL;

ARTICLE; CAREGIVER; CHILD; CLUSTER ANALYSIS; COHORT ANALYSIS; COMMUNITY CARE; DISEASE REGISTRY; FEMALE; FEVER; HEALTH CARE MANAGEMENT; HEALTH CARE ORGANIZATION; HELP SEEKING BEHAVIOR; HUMAN; INFANT; INTEGRATED COMMUNITY CASE MANAGEMENT OF ILLNESSES; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL PRACTICE; PATIENT ATTITUDE; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PERCEPTION; PRESCHOOL CHILD; SELF REPORT; UGANDA; VOMITING;

ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; ANTIMALARIALS; ARTEMISININS; CASE MANAGEMENT; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; COHORT STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; MALARIA; MALE; MEDICATION ADHERENCE; UGANDA;

EID: 84875530961     PISSN: None     EISSN: 19326203     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0060481     Document Type: Article

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