Exploring the impact of targeted distribution of free bed nets on households bed net ownership, socio-economic disparities and childhood malaria infection rates: Analysis of national malaria survey data from three sub-Saharan Africa countries

Malaria Journal

Volumn 12, Issue 1, 2013, Pages

  Njau, Joseph D ^a,c   Stephenson, Rob ^a   Menon, Manoj ^b   Kachur, S Patrick ^c   McFarland, Deborah A ^a  

^a EMORY UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

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

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTHELMINTIC AGENT; ORAL POLIOMYELITIS VACCINE; RETINOL;

AFRICA SOUTH OF THE SAHARA; ANGOLA; ARTICLE; BED NET; CHILD; CHILDHOOD; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG DELIVERY SYSTEM; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE DISPARITY; HEALTH SURVEY; HOUSEHOLD; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALARIA; MALARIA CONTROL; MALARIA INDICATOR SURVEY; MALE; MULTICENTER STUDY; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PREVALENCE; SOCIOECONOMICS; TANZANIA; UGANDA;

ANGOLA; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FAMILY CHARACTERISTICS; FEMALE; HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH; HUMANS; INFANT; INSECTICIDE-TREATED BEDNETS; MALARIA; MALE; OWNERSHIP; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; TANZANIA; UGANDA;

EID: 84880115730     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14752875     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1475-2875-12-245     Document Type: Article

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