A qualitative study of perceptions of a mass test and treat campaign in Southern Zambia and potential barriers to effectiveness

Malaria Journal

Volumn 14, Issue 1, 2015, Pages

  Silumbe, Kafula ^a   Chiyende, Elizabeth ^a   Finn, Timothy P ^b   Desmond, Michelle ^a   Puta, Chilunga ^a   Hamainza, Busiku ^c   Kamuliwo, Mulakwa ^c   Larsen, David A ^d   Eisele, Thomas P ^b   Miller, John ^a   Bennett, Adam ^b,e  

^a PATH Malaria Control and Evaluation Partnership in Africa (MACEPA)   (Zambia)

^b TULANE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c MINISTRY OF HEALTH   (Zambia)

^d SYRACUSE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Malaria elimination; Mass Test and Treat; Qualitative methods

Indexed keywords

ARTEMETHER PLUS BENFLUMETOL;

ARTICLE; CLINICAL EFFECTIVENESS; DIAGNOSTIC TEST; HEALTH AUXILIARY; HEALTH CENTER; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; INTERVENTION STUDY; INTERVIEW; MALARIA; MALARIA CONTROL; MASS TEST AND TREAT CAMPAIGN; MEDICAL STAFF; PREVENTIVE MEDICINE; PROGRAM SUSTAINABILITY; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; ZAMBIA; ZOONOSIS; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; PERCEPTION; PSYCHOLOGY; QUESTIONNAIRE;

ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; COMMUNITY HEALTH WORKERS; DIAGNOSTIC TESTS, ROUTINE; FOCUS GROUPS; HEALTH PERSONNEL; MALARIA; PERCEPTION; SURVEYS AND QUESTIONNAIRES; ZAMBIA;

EID: 84929163961     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14752875     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/s12936-015-0686-3     Document Type: Article

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