Introducing malaria rapid diagnostic tests at registered drug shops in Uganda: Limitations of diagnostic testing in the reality of diagnosis

Social Science and Medicine

Volumn 72, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 937-944

  Chandler, Clare I R ^a   Hall Clifford, Rachel ^a   Asaph, Turinde ^b   Pascal, Magnussen ^c   Clarke, Siân ^a   Mbonye, Anthony K ^d  

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

^b MAKERERE UNIVERSITY   (Uganda)

^c UNIVERSITY OF COPENHAGEN   (Denmark)

^d MINISTRY OF HEALTH   (Uganda)

Author keywords

Antimalarial access; Drug shops; Malaria; Malaria diagnosis; Private sector; Rapid diagnostic tests; Uganda

Indexed keywords

ANTIMALARIAL AGENT; DISEASE TREATMENT; DRUG; HEALTH CARE; MALARIA; MEDICINE; PRIVATE SECTOR;

ARTICLE; DECISION MAKING; DIAGNOSTIC TEST; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH; HUMAN; INTERVENTION STUDY; MALARIA; MEDICAL PRACTICE; PHARMACY; PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE; UGANDA;

COMMERCE; DIFFUSION OF INNOVATION; FEMALE; FOCUS GROUPS; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HUMANS; INTERVIEWS AS TOPIC; MALARIA; MALE; PHARMACEUTICAL SERVICES; PUBLIC SECTOR; REAGENT KITS, DIAGNOSTIC; TIME FACTORS; UGANDA;

UGANDA;

EID: 79953084397     PISSN: 02779536     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.socscimed.2011.01.009     Document Type: Article

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