A cost-effectiveness analysis of provider and community interventions to improve the treatment of uncomplicated malaria in Nigeria: study protocol for a randomized controlled trial

Trials

Volumn 13, Issue , 2012, Pages

  Wiseman, Virginia ^a   Ogochukwu, Ezeoke ^b   Emmanuel, Nwala ^b   Lindsay J, Mangham ^a   Bonnie, Cundill ^a   Jane, Enemuo ^b   Eloka, Uchegbu ^b   Benjamin, Uzochukwu ^b   Obinna, Onwujekwe ^b  

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

^b UNIVERSITY OF NIGERIA   (Nigeria)

Author keywords

Cost effectiveness; Economics; Guidelines; Interventions; Malaria; Rapid Diagnostic Tests

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CAREGIVER; CONTROLLED STUDY; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; FEVER; HEALTH CENTER; HUMAN; MALARIA; MEDICAL PRACTICE; NIGERIA; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PHARMACY; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; TRAINING; UNCOMPLICATED MALARIA; COMMUNITY CARE; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; COST CONTROL; DIAGNOSTIC KIT; DIAGNOSTIC TEST; DRUG COMBINATION; DRUG COST; ECONOMICS; EDUCATION; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; IN SERVICE TRAINING; METHODOLOGY; PREDICTIVE VALUE; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; SCHOOL HEALTH SERVICE; TIME; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ANTIMALARIAL AGENT;

ANTIMALARIALS; ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; COMMUNITY HEALTH SERVICES; COST SAVINGS; COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; DIAGNOSTIC TESTS, ROUTINE; DRUG COSTS; DRUG THERAPY, COMBINATION; GUIDELINE ADHERENCE; HEALTH CARE COSTS; HEALTH PERSONNEL; HUMANS; INSERVICE TRAINING; MALARIA; NIGERIA; PRACTICE GUIDELINES AS TOPIC; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; REAGENT KITS, DIAGNOSTIC; RESEARCH DESIGN; SCHOOL HEALTH SERVICES; TIME FACTORS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 84870693719     PISSN: None     EISSN: 17456215     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1745-6215-13-81     Document Type: Article

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