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Socio-cultural predictors of health-seeking behaviour for febrile under-five children in Mwanza-Neno district, Malawi
BACKGROUND: Prompt access to effective treatment for malaria is unacceptably low in Malawi. Less than 20% of children under the age of five with fever receive appropriate anti-malarial treatment within 24 hours of fever onset. This study assessed socio-cultural factors associated with delayed treatm...
Autores principales: | Chibwana, Alinafe I, Mathanga, Don P, Chinkhumba, Jobiba, Campbell, Carl H |
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Formato: | Texto |
Lenguaje: | English |
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BioMed Central
2009
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2763003/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/19778433 http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1475-2875-8-219 |
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