Is there a role for patent medicine vendors in tuberculosis control in southern Nigeria?

Patent medicine vendors (PMVs) are a ubiquitous feature of the informal health sector in Nigeria. A previous study on healthcare-seeking behaviour of persons with chronic cough in southern Nigeria found that over 60% of respondents chose the PMV as a healthcare provider of first instance. This study...

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Published in:Journal of Health, Population & Nutrition Vol. 28; no. 6; pp. 567 - 578
Main Authors: Onyeneho NG, Chukwu JN, Onyeneho, Nkechi G, Chukwu, Joseph N
Format: research Journal Article
Published: BioMed Central Dec2010
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