Long-lasting insecticide-treated bed net ownership and use among children under five years of age following a targeted distribution in central Uganda

Lipids in Health and Disease

Volumn 13, Issue 1, 2014, Pages

  Wanzira, Humphrey ^a   Yeka, Adoke ^a   Kigozi, Ruth ^a   Rubahika, Denis ^c   Nasr, Sussann ^b   Sserwanga, Asadu ^a   Kamya, Moses ^a,d   Filler, Scott ^e   Dorsey, Grant ^f   Steinhardt, Laura ^b  

^a INFECTIOUS DISEASES RESEARCH COLLABORATION   (Uganda)

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

^c MINISTRY OF HEALTH   (Uganda)

^d MAKERERE UNIVERSITY   (Uganda)

^e WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION   (Switzerland)

^f UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Intervention coverage; Long lasting insecticide treated bed nets; Malaria

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BED NET; CHILD; CHILD CARE; CLUSTER ANALYSIS; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE SURVEY; HOUSEHOLD; HUMAN; LONG LASTING INSECTICIDE TREATED BED NET; MALARIA; PREGNANT WOMAN; PREVALENCE; PRINCIPAL COMPONENT ANALYSIS; QUESTIONNAIRE; SAMPLE SIZE; UGANDA;

EID: 84901692411     PISSN: None     EISSN: 1476511X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1475-2875-13-185     Document Type: Article

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