Using classification tree modelling to investigate drug prescription practices at health facilities in rural Tanzania

Malaria Journal

Volumn 11, Issue , 2012, Pages

  Kajungu, Dan K ^a,d   Selemani, Majige ^b   Masanja, Irene ^b   Baraka, Amuri ^b   Njozi, Mustafa ^b   Khatib, Rashid ^b   Dodoo, Alexander N ^a,c   Binka, Fred ^a   MacQ, Jean ^d   Dalessandro, Umberto ^e,g   Speybroeck, Niko ^d,f  

^a Studies of the Epidemiology of Epilepsy in Demographic Surveillance Systems   (Ghana)

^b IFAKARA HEALTH INSTITUTE   (Tanzania)

^c UNIVERSITY OF GHANA   (Ghana)

^d UNIVERSITÉ CATHOLIQUE DE LOUVAIN   (Belgium)

^e MEDICAL RESEARCH COUNCIL LABORATORIES   (Gambia)

^f Clos Chapelle aux Champs   (Belgium)

^g INSTITUTE OF TROPICAL MEDICINE   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Anti malarials; Classification trees; Co prescription; Data mining; Polypharmacy; Tanzania

Indexed keywords

ARTEMETHER PLUS BENFLUMETOL;

ADOLESCENT; ANTIMICROBIAL THERAPY; ARTICLE; CHILD; CLASSIFICATION; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE FACILITY; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALARIA; MALE; POLYPHARMACY; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRESCRIPTION; RURAL AREA; SCHOOL CHILD; TANZANIA;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DRUG PRESCRIPTIONS; FEMALE; HEALTH FACILITIES; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; MALE; MODELS, STATISTICAL; RURAL POPULATION; TANZANIA; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 85027954040     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14752875     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1475-2875-11-311     Document Type: Article

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