Community health workers use malaria rapid diagnostic tests (RDTs) safely and accurately: Results of a longitudinal study in Zambia

American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene

Volumn 87, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 57-63

  Counihan, Helen ^a   Harvey, Steven A ^b   Sekeseke Chinyama, Masela ^g   Hamainza, Busiku ^c   Banda, Rose ^d   Malambo, Thindo ^d   Masaninga, Freddie ^e   Bell, David ^f  

^a MALARIA CONSORTIUM   (Mozambique)

^b JOHNS HOPKINS BLOOMBERG SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^c Chainama Hospital College Grounds   (Zambia)

^d Livingstone District Health Management Team   (Zambia)

^e WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION   (Switzerland)

^f FOUNDATION FOR INNOVATIVE NEW DIAGNOSTICS   (Switzerland)

^g NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; COMMUNITY CARE; DIAGNOSTIC TEST; FALSE NEGATIVE RESULT; FEMALE; HEALTH AUXILIARY; HUMAN; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MALARIA RAPID DIAGNOSTIC TEST; MALE; PARAMEDICAL EDUCATION; PERFORMANCE; RURAL POPULATION; ZAMBIA;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ANTIMALARIALS; ARTEMISININS; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; FEMALE; HEALTH PERSONNEL; HUMANS; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MALARIA; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; YOUNG ADULT; ZAMBIA;

EID: 84863771597     PISSN: 00029637     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4269/ajtmh.2012.11-0800     Document Type: Article

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