Knowledge and perceptions of brucellosis in the pastoral communities adjacent to Lake Mburo National Park, Uganda

BMC Public Health

Volumn 14, Issue 1, 2014, Pages

  Kansiime, Catherine ^a   Mugisha, Anthony ^b   Makumbi, Fredrick ^a   Mugisha, Samuel ^c   Rwego, Innocent B ^c,e   Sempa, Joseph ^d   Kiwanuka, Suzanne N ^a   Asiimwe, Benon B ^c   Rutebemberwa, Elizeus ^a  

^a MAKERERE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (Uganda)

^b Faculty of Veterinary Medicine   (Uganda)

^c MAKERERE UNIVERSITY   (Uganda)

^d MULAGO HOSPITAL   (Uganda)

^e UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANIMAL; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; BRUCELLOSIS; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; LAKE; MALE; QUESTIONNAIRE; RISK FACTOR; RURAL POPULATION; STATISTICAL MODEL; UGANDA;

ADULT; ANIMALS; BRUCELLOSIS; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; LAKES; LOGISTIC MODELS; MALE; QUESTIONNAIRES; RISK FACTORS; RURAL POPULATION; UGANDA;

EID: 84898403410     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14712458     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1471-2458-14-242     Document Type: Article

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