Perceptions of malaria and acceptance of rapid diagnostic tests and related treatment practises among community members and health care providers in Greater Garissa, North Eastern Province, Kenya

Malaria Journal

Volumn 13, Issue 1, 2014, Pages

  Diggle, Emma ^a   Asgary, Ramin ^b   Gore Langton, Georgia ^a   Nahashon, Erupe ^c   Mungai, James ^c   Harrison, Rebecca ^a   Abagira, Abdullahi ^d   Eves, Katie ^a   Grigoryan, Zoya ^b   Soti, David ^e   Juma, Elizabeth ^e   Allan, Richard ^a  

^a MENTOR Initiative   (United Kingdom)

^b NEW YORK UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNICEF ^*  (Kenya)

^d UNICEF   (United States)

^e Ministry of Public Health and Sanitation   (Kenya)

Author keywords

Community members; Discord; Greater garissa; HCW; Kenya; Malaria; Perceptions; RDT

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE MANAGEMENT; COMMUNITY CARE; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC TEST ACCURACY STUDY; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; ETHNICITY; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE FACILITY; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEALTH CARE PRACTICE; HIGH SCHOOL; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; KENYA; KNOWLEDGE; MALARIA; MALARIA CONTROL; MALARIA RAPID TEST; MALE; PROTOCOL COMPLIANCE; SOMALI (PEOPLE); ADOLESCENT; ANIMAL; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; DEMOGRAPHY; DIAGNOSTIC TEST; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT ATTITUDE; PROCEDURES; YOUNG ADULT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANIMALS; DIAGNOSTIC TESTS, ROUTINE; FEMALE; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HEALTH PERSONNEL; HUMANS; INTERVIEWS AS TOPIC; KENYA; MALARIA; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT ACCEPTANCE OF HEALTH CARE; RESIDENCE CHARACTERISTICS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84924340797     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14752875     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1475-2875-13-502     Document Type: Article

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