Caregivers' treatment-seeking behaviour for children under age five in malaria-endemic areas of rural Myanmar: A cross-sectional study

Malaria Journal

Volumn 14, Issue 1, 2015, Pages

  Thandar, Moe Moe ^a   Kyaw, Myat Phone ^b   Jimba, Masamine ^a   Yasuoka, Junko ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TOKYO   (Japan)

^b Department of Medical Research ^*  (Myanmar)

Author keywords

Children under age five; Malaria; Myanmar; Treatment seeking behaviour

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CAREGIVER; CHILD; CHILL; CONSULTATION; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DISEASE SEVERITY; FEMALE; FEVER; FOREST WORKER; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH SERVICE; HELP SEEKING BEHAVIOR; HOME CARE; HUMAN; INCOME; INTERVIEW; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALARIA; MALARIA CONTROL; MALE; MOSQUITO BITE; MYANMAR; OCCUPATION; RIGOR; RURAL AREA; SWEATING; ADOLESCENT; BEHAVIOR THERAPY; ENDEMIC DISEASE; INFANT; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT ATTITUDE; PRESCHOOL CHILD; RURAL POPULATION; YOUNG ADULT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; BEHAVIOR THERAPY; CAREGIVERS; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; ENDEMIC DISEASES; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; MALARIA; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MYANMAR; PATIENT ACCEPTANCE OF HEALTH CARE; RURAL POPULATION; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84928678667     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14752875     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1475-2875-14-1     Document Type: Article

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