The development of effective behaviour change interventions to support the use of malaria rapid diagnostic tests by Tanzanian clinicians

Implementation Science

Volumn 9, Issue 1, 2014, Pages

  Chandler, Clare I R ^a   Meta, Judith ^b   Ponzo, Célia ^c   Nasuwa, Fortunata ^b   Kessy, John ^b   Mbakilwa, Hilda ^b   Haaland, Ane ^d   Reyburn, Hugh ^a  

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

^b KILIMANJARO CHRISTIAN MEDICAL CENTRE   (Tanzania)

^c MINISTRY OF HEALTH   (Seychelles)

^d UNIVERSITY OF OSLO   (Norway)

Author keywords

Behaviour change theory; Clinical practice; Complex intervention; Evidence based research; Formative research; Malaria; Prescribing behaviour; Rapid diagnostic tests

Indexed keywords

DIAGNOSTIC KIT; TRANQUILIZER;

CLINICAL PRACTICE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC KIT; EDUCATION; EPIDEMIOLOGY; HUMAN; MALARIA; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; STANDARDS; TANZANIA; TECHNOLOGY; UTILIZATION;

ANTIMANIC AGENTS; EDUCATION; HUMANS; MALARIA; PHYSICIAN'S PRACTICE PATTERNS; REAGENT KITS, DIAGNOSTIC; TANZANIA; TECHNOLOGY TRANSFER;

EID: 84902932158     PISSN: None     EISSN: 17485908     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1748-5908-9-83     Document Type: Article

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