Factors influencing malaria control policy-making in Kenya, Uganda and Tanzania

Malaria Journal

Volumn 13, Issue 1, 2014, Pages

  Mutero, Clifford M ^a,b   Kramer, Randall A ^c,d   Paul, Christopher ^c,d   Lesser, Adriane ^d   Miranda, Marie Lynn ^e   Mboera, Leonard Eg ^f   Kiptui, Rebecca ^g   Kabatereine, Narcis ^h   Ameneshewa, Birkinesh ⁱ  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PRETORIA   (South Africa)

^b INTERNATIONAL CENTRE OF INSECT PHYSIOLOGY AND ECOLOGY ICIPE   (Kenya)

^c DUKE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d DUKE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

^f NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR MEDICAL RESEARCH   (Tanzania)

^g MINISTRY OF HEALTH   (Kenya)

^h MINISTRY OF HEALTH   (Uganda)

ⁱ WHO REGIONAL OFFICE FOR AFRICA   (Congo)

Author keywords

Decision analysis tools; Malaria; MDAST; Multi sectoral approach; Policy makers

Indexed keywords

ARTEMISININ; CHLORPHENOTANE; INSECTICIDE; LARVICIDAL AGENT; ANTIMALARIAL AGENT;

ARTICLE; BED NET; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT; CLINICAL EFFECTIVENESS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DECISION MAKING; DECISION SUPPORT SYSTEM; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; FEMALE; FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH STATISTICS; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; INFANT; KENYA; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALARIA; MALARIA CONTROL; MALARIA DECISION ANALYSIS SUPPORT TOOL; MORTALITY; MULTICENTER STUDY; NON PROFIT ORGANIZATION; PARASITE VECTOR; PREVALENCE; RISK FACTOR; RISK REDUCTION; STRUCTURED QUESTIONNAIRE; TANZANIA; UGANDA; VECTOR CONTROL; AFRICA; MANAGEMENT;

AFRICA, EASTERN; ANTIMALARIALS; DECISION SUPPORT TECHNIQUES; HEALTH POLICY; HUMANS; MALARIA; POLICY MAKING;

EID: 84908077291     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14752875     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1475-2875-13-305     Document Type: Article

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