CAREGIVERS' HOME-BASED MANAGEMENT OF FEVER IN CHILDREN UNDER THE AGE OF FIVE IN THE MUKONO DISTRICT, UGANDA.
Malaria is endemic in Uganda. The study attempted to determine how Ugandan home-based caregivers managed fever. Structured interviews were conducted with 60 caregivers of children under the age of five. Caregivers were selected from each community's registers. The Epi-Info and MSExcel programs were...
| Publicado en: | Africa Journal of Nursing & Midwifery Vol. 13; no. 1; pp. 46 - 58 |
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Unisa Press
2011
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