Patient related factors affecting adherence to antimalarial medication in an urban estate in ghana

Malaria Research and Treatment

Volumn 2015, Issue , 2015, Pages

  Amponsah, Alexandria O ^a,b   Vosper, Helen ^a   Marfo, Afia F A ^c  

^a ROBERT GORDON UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b Oakalex Community Pharmacy   (Ghana)

^c Faculty of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences   (Ghana)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

AMODIAQUINE PLUS ARTESUNATE; ARTEMETHER PLUS BENFLUMETOL; ARTEMISININ; ARTESUNATE; INSECT REPELLENT; PIPERAZINE;

ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; AWARENESS; BED NET; BELIEF AND BEHAVIOUR QUESTIONNAIRE; BODY PAIN; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; DIZZINESS; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FEMALE; FEVER; GHANA; HEADACHE; HEALTH BELIEF; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HUMAN; KNOWLEDGE; KNOWLEDGE ATTRIBUTES AND PRACTICE QUESTIONNAIRE; LOSS OF APPETITE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALARIA; MALE; MEDICATION COMPLIANCE; MOSQUITO BITE; NAUSEA; PAIN; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PHARMACIST; PHARMACY; PRESCRIPTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; SEMI STRUCTURED INTERVIEW; SPIRITUALISM; SYMPTOM; URBAN AREA; VOMITING; WEATHER;

EID: 84935862911     PISSN: 20908075     EISSN: 20444362     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1155/2015/452539     Document Type: Article

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