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Factors associated with treatment-seeking for malaria in urban poor communities in Accra, Ghana

BACKGROUND: In Ghana, about 3.5 million cases of malaria are recorded each year. Urban poor residents particularly have a higher risk of malaria mainly due to poor housing, low socio-economic status and poor sanitation. Alternative treatment for malaria (mainly African traditional/herbal and/or self...

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Autores principales:	Awuah, Raphael Baffour, Asante, Paapa Yaw, Sakyi, Lionel, Biney, Adriana A. E., Kushitor, Mawuli Komla, Agyei, Francis, de-Graft Aikins, Ama
Formato:	Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:	English
Publicado:	BioMed Central 2018
Materias:	Research
Acceso en línea:	https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5902882/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29661191 http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12936-018-2311-8

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