Health literacy on tuberculosis amongst vulnerable segment of population: Special reference to Saharia tribe in central India

Indian Journal of Medical Research

Volumn 141, Issue May, 2015, Pages 640-647

  Muniyandi, M ^a   Rao, V G ^a   Bhat, J ^a   Yadav, R ^a   Sharma, R K ^a   Bhondeley, M K ^a  

^a INDIAN COUNCIL OF MEDICAL RESEARCH   (India)

Author keywords

Health literacy; Saharia tribals; Tuberculosis; Vulnerable tribal groups

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CHILD; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; FEMALE; HEALTH LITERACY; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; QUESTIONNAIRE; SCORING SYSTEM; SOCIOECONOMICS; SPUTUM EXAMINATION; SYMPTOM ASSESSMENT; THORAX RADIOGRAPHY; TUBERCULOSIS; TUBERCULOSIS CONTROL; COUGHING; ETHNIC GROUP; HEALTH CARE FACILITY; HEALTH EDUCATION; INDIA; LUNG TUBERCULOSIS; SOCIAL STATUS; SYMPTOMATOLOGY; VULNERABLE POPULATION; POPULATION GROUP; READING; TUBERCULOSIS, PULMONARY;

HUMANS; INDIA; LITERACY; POPULATION GROUPS; TUBERCULOSIS, PULMONARY;

EID: 84932156948     PISSN: 09715916     EISSN: 09715916     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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