Communicating the AMFm message: Exploring the effect of communication and training interventions on private for-profit provider awareness and knowledge related to a multi-country anti-malarial subsidy intervention

Malaria Journal

Volumn 13, Issue 1, 2014, Pages

  Willey, Barbara A ^a   Tougher, Sarah ^a   Ye, Yazoume ^b,c   Mann, Andrea G ^a   Thomson, Rebecca ^a,d   Kourgueni, Idrissa A ^e,f   Amuasi, John H ^g,h   Ren, Ruilin ^b   Wamukoya, Marilyn ⁱ   Rueda, Sergio Torres ^a   Taylor, Mark ^a,j   Seydou, Moctar ^f   Nguah, Samuel Blay ^h   Ndiaye, Salif ^k   Mberu, Blessing ⁱ   Malam, Oumarou ^f   Kalolella, Admirabilis ^d   Juma, Elizabeth ^l   Johanes, Boniface ^d   Festo, Charles ^d   Diap, Graciela ^m   Diallo, Didier ^a   Bruxvoort, Katia ^a,d   Ansong, Daniel ^g,n   Amin, Abdinasir ^b   Adegoke, Catherine A ^o   Hanson, Kara ^a   Arnold, Fred ^b   Goodman, Catherine ^a   more..

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

^b ICF INTERNATIONAL   (United States)

^c POPULATION SERVICES INTERNATIONAL   (United States)

^d IFAKARA HEALTH INSTITUTE   (Tanzania)

^e Centre International d'Etudes et de Recherches sur les Populations Africaines (CIERPA)   (Niger)

^f Institut National de la Statistique   (Niger)

^g UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

^h KOMFO ANOKYE TEACHING HOSPITAL   (Ghana)

ⁱ AFRICAN POPULATION AND HEALTH RESEARCH CENTER   (Kenya)

^j TRNAVA UNIVERSITY   (Slovakia)

^k Centre de Recherche pour le De veloppment Humain   (Senegal)

^l KENYA MEDICAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Kenya)

^m Drugs for Neglected Diseases Initiative   (Switzerland)

ⁿ KWAME NKRUMAH UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Ghana)

^o Phar Mark Consultants   (Nigeria)

more..

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AFRICA SOUTH OF THE SAHARA; ANTIMALARIALS; ARTEMISININS; COMMUNICATION; DRUG COMBINATIONS; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HUMANS; MALARIA, FALCIPARUM; PRIVATE SECTOR;

EID: 84893179699     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14752875     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1475-2875-13-46     Document Type: Article

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