Reduction of anti-malarial consumption after rapid diagnostic tests implementation in Dar es Salaam: A before-after and cluster randomized controlled study

Malaria Journal

Volumn 10, Issue , 2011, Pages

  D'Acremont, Valérie ^a,b,c   Kahama Maro, Judith ^a,b,c   Swai, Ndeniria ^c   Mtasiwa, Deo ^d   Genton, Blaise ^a,b,e   Lengeler, Christian ^a,b  

^a SWISS TROPICAL AND PUBLIC HEALTH INSTITUTE   (Switzerland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BASEL   (Switzerland)

^c Dar Es Salaam City Council   (Tanzania)

^d and Children   (Tanzania)

^e IFAKARA HEALTH INSTITUTE   (Tanzania)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; ANTIMALARIAL AGENT; ARTEMETHER PLUS BENFLUMETOL; QUININE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANTIBIOTIC THERAPY; ARTICLE; CHILD; CLUSTER ANALYSIS; CONSULTATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC TEST; DRUG USE; ENDEMIC DISEASE; FEMALE; FEVER; HEALTH CARE FACILITY; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; LABORATORY TEST; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALARIA; MALE; MICROSCOPY; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRESCRIPTION; PREVALENCE; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL (TOPIC); RISK FACTOR; SCHOOL CHILD; TANZANIA; URBAN AREA; AGED; CHEMOPROPHYLAXIS; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; DRUG UTILIZATION; INFANT; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; NEWBORN; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; STATISTICS;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ANTIMALARIALS; CHEMOPREVENTION; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DIAGNOSTIC TESTS, ROUTINE; DRUG UTILIZATION; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; MALARIA; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PRESCRIPTIONS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TANZANIA; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 79955377381     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14752875     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1475-2875-10-107     Document Type: Article

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