Comparing two approaches for estimating the causal effect of behaviour-change communication messages promoting insecticide-treated bed nets: An analysis of the 2010 Zambia malaria indicator survey

Malaria Journal

Volumn 13, Issue 1, 2014, Pages

  Boulay, Marc ^a   Lynch, Matthew ^a   Koenker, Hannah ^a  

^a JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Behaviour change communication; Insecticidal treated bed net; Insecticide treated bed net; Long lasting; Malaria; Zambia

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; BED NET; BEHAVIOR CHANGE; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEALTH PROMOTION; HEALTH SURVEY; HOUSEHOLD; HUMAN; MALARIA; MALARIA CONTROL; MASS MEDIUM; PROPENSITY SCORE; REVIEW; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; ZAMBIA; ZAMBIAN; BEHAVIOR THERAPY; EPIDEMIOLOGY; HEALTH EDUCATION; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT ATTITUDE; PREGNANCY; PROCEDURES; UTILIZATION; YOUNG ADULT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; BEHAVIOR THERAPY; COMMUNICATION; FEMALE; HEALTH EDUCATION; HUMANS; INSECTICIDE-TREATED BEDNETS; MALARIA; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT ACCEPTANCE OF HEALTH CARE; PREGNANCY; YOUNG ADULT; ZAMBIA;

EID: 84907990299     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14752875     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1475-2875-13-342     Document Type: Review

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