Knowledge, attitudes, and practices concerning malaria in pregnancy: Results from a qualitative study in Madang, Papua New Guinea

PLoS ONE

Volumn 10, Issue 4, 2015, Pages

  Andrew, Erin V W ^a,b   Pell, Christopher ^a,c   Angwin, Angeline ^d   Auwun, Alma ^d   Daniels, Job ^d   Mueller, Ivo ^a,d,e   Phuanukoonnon, Suparat ^d   Pool, Robert ^a,c  

^a CENTRE FOR RESEARCH IN ENVIRONMENTAL EPIDEMIOLOGY CREAL   (Spain)

^b SAN FRANCISCO DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF AMSTERDAM   (Netherlands)

^d PAPUA NEW GUINEA INSTITUTE OF MEDICAL RESEARCH   (Papua New Guinea)

^e WALTER AND ELIZA HALL INSTITUTE OF MEDICAL RESEARCH   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHLOROQUINE; ANTIMALARIAL AGENT;

ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; BED NET; COMFORT; COMMUNITY CARE; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE FACILITY; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; MALARIA; MALARIA CONTROL; MEDICAL INFORMATION; MEDICATION COMPLIANCE; OBSERVATIONAL STUDY; PAPUA NEW GUINEAN; PREGNANCY; PREGNANT WOMAN; PREVALENCE; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; SLEEP; SYMPTOM; WORKLOAD; ADULT; DRUG EFFECTS; INFORMATION PROCESSING; INSECTICIDE TREATED NET; MALARIA, FALCIPARUM; MALARIA, VIVAX; PAPUA NEW GUINEA; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PHYSIOLOGY; PLASMODIUM FALCIPARUM; PLASMODIUM VIVAX; PREGNANCY COMPLICATIONS, INFECTIOUS; PSYCHOLOGY; QUESTIONNAIRE; UTILIZATION;

ADULT; ANTIMALARIALS; CHLOROQUINE; FEMALE; FOCUS GROUPS; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; INSECTICIDE-TREATED BEDNETS; MALARIA, FALCIPARUM; MALARIA, VIVAX; PAPUA NEW GUINEA; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PLASMODIUM FALCIPARUM; PLASMODIUM VIVAX; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY COMPLICATIONS, INFECTIOUS; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; SURVEYS AND QUESTIONNAIRES;

EID: 84929463581     PISSN: None     EISSN: 19326203     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0119077     Document Type: Article

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