Challenges encountered by local health volunteers in early diagnosis and prompt treatment of malaria in Myanmar artemisinin resistance containment zones

Malaria Journal

Volumn 15, Issue 1, 2016, Pages

  Nyunt, Myat Htut ^a   Aye, Khin Myo ^a   Kyaw, Khin Thiri ^a   Han, Soe Soe ^a   Aye, Thin Thin ^a   Wai, Khin Thet ^a   Kyaw, Myat Phone ^a  

^a Department of Medical Research ^*  (Myanmar)

Author keywords

Artemisinin resistance; Malaria; MARC; Myanmar; RDT; Volunteer

Indexed keywords

ARTESUNATE; PRIMAQUINE; ANTIMALARIAL AGENT; ARTEMISININ; ARTEMISININ DERIVATIVE;

ARTICLE; CLINICAL PRACTICE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DESCRIPTIVE RESEARCH; EARLY DIAGNOSIS; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; HEALTH PROGRAM; HUMAN; HUMIDITY; MALARIA; MALARIA FALCIPARUM; MALARIA RAPID TEST; MEDICAL EDUCATION; MONOTHERAPY; MYANMAR; PLASMODIUM VIVAX MALARIA; PROFESSIONAL KNOWLEDGE; QUALITATIVE ANALYSIS; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; RELIABILITY; TEMPERATURE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; COMBINATION DRUG THERAPY; DRUG RESISTANCE; HEALTH AUXILIARY; NORMAL HUMAN; PROCEDURES; SECONDARY PREVENTION;

ANTIMALARIALS; ARTEMISININS; ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; COMMUNITY HEALTH WORKERS; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DRUG RESISTANCE; DRUG THERAPY, COMBINATION; EARLY DIAGNOSIS; EDUCATION, MEDICAL; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HEALTHY VOLUNTEERS; HUMANS; MALARIA; MYANMAR; SECONDARY PREVENTION;

EID: 84973389980     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14752875     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/s12936-016-1368-5     Document Type: Article

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