Private sector antimalarial sales a decade after “test and treat”: A cross-sectional study of drug shop clients in rural Uganda

Private sector antimalarial sales a decade after “test and treat”: A cross-sectional study of drug shop clients in rural Uganda

BackgroundThe World Health Organization has promoted “test and treat” guidelines for malaria since 2010, recommending all suspected malaria cases be confirmed with a parasitological test, typically a rapid diagnostic test (RDT), prior to treatment with antimalarial medications. However, many fevers...

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Main Authors: Victoria Shelus, Nobert Mumbere, Edgar M. Mulogo, Clare Barrington, Emmanuel Baguma, Rabbison Muhindo, James E. Herrington, Michael Emch, Suzanne Maman, Ross M. Boyce
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2023-03-01
Series:Frontiers in Public Health
Subjects:
malaria case management
malaria diagnosis
drug shops
private health sector
rational drug use
Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fpubh.2023.1140405/full

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