Examining appropriate diagnosis and treatment of malaria: Availability and use of rapid diagnostic tests and artemisinin-based combination therapy in public and private health facilities in south east Nigeria

BMC Public Health

Volumn 10, Issue , 2010, Pages

  Uzochukwu, Benjamin S C ^a   Chiegboka, Lausdeus O ^a   Enwereuzo, Chibuike ^a   Nwosu, Usonwanne ^a   Okorafor, David ^a   Onwujekwe, Obinna E ^a   Uguru, Nkoli P ^a   Sibeudu, Florence T ^b   Ezeoke, Ogochukwu P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NIGERIA   (Nigeria)

^b NNAMDI AZIKIWE UNIVERSITY   (Nigeria)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIMALARIAL AGENT; ARTEMISININ DERIVATIVE;

ADULT; ANALYTICAL EQUIPMENT; ARTICLE; CHECKLIST; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DRUG COMBINATION; EPIDEMIOLOGY; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE FACILITY; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; HEALTH SERVICE; HUMAN; MALARIA FALCIPARUM; MALE; NIGERIA; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; QUESTIONNAIRE; RURAL HEALTH CARE; STANDARD; UTILIZATION REVIEW;

ADULT; ANTIMALARIALS; ARTEMISININS; ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; CHECKLIST; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DRUG THERAPY, COMBINATION; FEMALE; HEALTH FACILITIES; HUMANS; MALARIA, FALCIPARUM; MALE; NIGERIA; PRIVATE SECTOR; PUBLIC SECTOR; QUESTIONNAIRES; REAGENT KITS, DIAGNOSTIC; RURAL HEALTH SERVICES; SAMPLING STUDIES; URBAN HEALTH SERVICES;

EID: 77955533157     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14712458     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1471-2458-10-486     Document Type: Article

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