Community mortality from cholera: Urban and rural districts in Zimbabwe

American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene

Volumn 88, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 645-650

  Morof, Diane ^a   Cookson, Susan T ^a   Laver, Susan ^b   Chirundu, Daniel ^c   Desai, Sarika ^d   Mathenge, Penninah ^b   Shambare, Donald ^e   Charimari, Lincoln ^e   Midzi, Stanley ^f   Blanton, Curtis ^a   Handzel, Thomas ^a  

^a CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION   (United States)

^b United Nations International Children's Fund ^*  (Zimbabwe)

^c Kadoma City Health Department   (Zimbabwe)

^d PUBLIC HEALTH ENGLAND   (United Kingdom)

^e WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION   (Switzerland)

^f MINISTRY OF HEALTH AND CHILD CARE   (Zimbabwe)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CASE CONTROL STUDY; CHILD; CHOLERA; COMMUNITY CARE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DESCRIPTIVE RESEARCH; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE AVAILABILITY; HEALTH EDUCATION; HELP SEEKING BEHAVIOR; HOME CARE; HOUSEHOLD; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL INFORMATION; MORTALITY; ORAL REHYDRATION THERAPY; PRESCHOOL CHILD; QUESTIONNAIRE; RISK FACTOR; RURAL AREA; SCHOOL CHILD; SEX DIFFERENCE; SURVIVAL; URBAN AREA; ZIMBABWE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CHOLERA; CONFIDENCE INTERVALS; DISEASE OUTBREAKS; DISEASE TRANSMISSION, INFECTIOUS; FEMALE; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HOUSING; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; ODDS RATIO; QUESTIONNAIRES; RISK FACTORS; RURAL HEALTH SERVICES; RURAL POPULATION; TIME FACTORS; URBAN POPULATION; YOUNG ADULT; ZIMBABWE;

EID: 84877102676     PISSN: 00029637     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4269/ajtmh.11-0696     Document Type: Article

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