Gains attained in malaria control coverage within settings earmarked for pre-elimination: Malaria indicator and prevalence surveys 2012, Eritrea

Malaria Journal

Volumn 14, Issue 1, 2015, Pages

  Berhane, Araia ^a   Mihreteab, Selam ^a   Ahmed, Hagos ^b   Zehaie, Assefash ^c   Abdulmumini, Usman ^c   Chanda, Emmanuel ^d  

^a Ministry of Health   (Eritrea)

^b National Statistics Office   (Eritrea)

^c WHO Eritrea Country Office   (Eritrea)

^d NONE   (Zambia)

Author keywords

Access to treatment; Eritrea; Indoor residual spraying; Insecticide treated nets; Knowledge levels; Malaria indicator and prevalence survey

Indexed keywords

ANTIMALARIAL AGENT; INSECTICIDE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE; ARTICLE; AWARENESS; BED NET; BLOOD ANALYSIS; CHILD; CHILD CARE; DESCRIPTIVE RESEARCH; ERITREA; FEMALE; FEVER; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE FACILITY; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HEALTH SURVEY; HELP SEEKING BEHAVIOR; HOUSEHOLD; HUMAN; INDOOR RESIDUAL SPRAYING; INFORMATION PROCESSING; KNOWLEDGE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALARIA; MALARIA CONTROL; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MOSQUITO; PARASITE PREVALENCE; PLASMODIUM FALCIPARUM; POPULATION RESEARCH; PREGNANCY; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PREVALENCE; QUESTIONNAIRE; RURAL AREA; SCHOOL CHILD; SYMPTOM; URBAN AREA; YOUNG ADULT; ZOONOSIS; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; COMMUNICABLE DISEASE CONTROL; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; FAMILY SIZE; INFANT; NEWBORN; PREVENTION AND CONTROL; PROCEDURES; TRENDS;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; COMMUNICABLE DISEASE CONTROL; DISEASE TRANSMISSION, INFECTIOUS; ERITREA; FAMILY CHARACTERISTICS; FEMALE; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; MALARIA; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PREGNANCY; PREVALENCE; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84947936905     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14752875     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/s12936-015-0992-9     Document Type: Article

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