Independent associations of maternal education and household wealth with Malaria risk in Children

Ecology and Society

Volumn 19, Issue 1, 2014, Pages

  Siri, José G ^a  

^a Wittgenstein Center IIASA   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Demographic and Health Survey; DHS; Malaria; Malaria Indicator Survey; Maternal education; MIS; Multilevel modeling; Socioeconomic factors

Indexed keywords

CHILD HEALTH; DEMOGRAPHIC SURVEY; HEALTH EDUCATION; HEALTH GEOGRAPHY; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN CAPITAL; LOGISTICS; MALARIA; MULTIPLE REGRESSION; SOCIOECONOMIC STATUS;

SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA;

EID: 84897484489     PISSN: None     EISSN: 17083087     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5751/ES-06134-190133     Document Type: Article

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