Cost-effectiveness analysis of rapid diagnostic test, microscopy and syndromic approach in the diagnosis of malaria in Nigeria: Implications for scaling-up deployment of ACT

Malaria Journal

Volumn 8, Issue 1, 2009, Pages

  Uzochukwu, Benjamin S C ^a   Obikeze, Eric N ^a   Onwujekwe, Obinna E ^a   Onoka, Chima A ^a   Griffiths, Ulla K ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH AFRICA   (South Africa)

^b LONDON SCHOOL OF HYGIENE AND TROPICAL MEDICINE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMOXICILLIN; ARTEMISININ; PIPERAQUINE; ANTIMALARIAL AGENT;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BLOOD SMEAR; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; DEATH; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC TEST; DRUG EFFICACY; FEMALE; FEVER; HEALTH CARE FACILITY; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEALTH PROGRAM; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALARIA; MALARIA CONTROL; MALE; MICROSCOPY; NIGERIA; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PATIENT SELECTION; PREVALENCE; SCALE UP; ANALYTICAL EQUIPMENT; ANIMAL; COMPARATIVE STUDY; COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; DECISION TREE; DRUG COMBINATION; DRUG SENSITIVITY; ECONOMICS; METHODOLOGY; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; STANDARD;

ANIMALS; ANTIMALARIALS; COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; DECISION TREES; DIAGNOSTIC TESTS, ROUTINE; DRUG THERAPY, COMBINATION; FEVER; HUMANS; MALARIA; MICROSCOPY; NIGERIA; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); PARASITIC SENSITIVITY TESTS; PREVALENCE; REAGENT KITS, DIAGNOSTIC; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

EID: 72849149273     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14752875     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1475-2875-8-265     Document Type: Article

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