Malaria diagnosis and treatment practices following introduction of rapid diagnostic tests in Kibaha District, Coast Region, Tanzania

Malaria Journal

Volumn 12, Issue 1, 2013, Pages

  Mubi, Marycelina ^a,b   Kakoko, Deodatus ^b   Ngasala, Billy ^b   Premji, Zul ^b   Peterson, Stefan ^a,c,d   Björkman, Anders ^a   Mårtensson, Andreas ^a  

^a KAROLINSKA INSTITUTE   (Sweden)

^b MUHIMBILI UNIVERSITY OF HEALTH AND ALLIED SCIENCES   (Tanzania)

^c UPPSALA UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^d MAKERERE UNIVERSITY   (Uganda)

Author keywords

Diagnosis; Health worker perceptions; Malaria; Prescription practices; Tanzania

Indexed keywords

ANTIMALARIAL AGENT; ARTEMETHER PLUS BENFLUMETOL;

ARTICLE; CHILD; DIAGNOSTIC TEST; FEMALE; FEVER; HEALTH CARE FACILITY; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEALTH CARE PRACTICE; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALARIA; MALE; MEDICAL INFORMATION; PERCEPTION; PRESCHOOL CHILD; SCHOOL CHILD; STAFF; TANZANIA;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DIAGNOSTIC TESTS, ROUTINE; DRUG PRESCRIPTIONS; FEMALE; HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH; HUMANS; INFANT; INTERVIEWS AS TOPIC; MALARIA; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; POINT-OF-CARE SYSTEMS; TANZANIA; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84883063945     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14752875     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1475-2875-12-293     Document Type: Article

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