Healthcare provider and drug dispenser knowledge and adherence to guidelines for the case management of malaria in pregnancy in the context of multiple first-line artemisinin-based combination therapy in western Kenya

Healthcare provider and drug dispenser knowledge and adherence to guidelines for the case management of malaria in pregnancy in the context of multiple first-line artemisinin-based combination therapy in western Kenya

Abstract Background Concerns about emerging resistance to artemether-lumefantrine (AL) in Africa prompted the pilot introduction of multiple first-line therapies (MFT) in Western Kenya, potentially exposing women-of-childbearing-age (WOCBA) to anti-malarials with unknown safety profiles in the first...

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Main Authors: Caroline B. Osoro, Stephanie Dellicour, Eleanor Ochodo, Taryn Young, Feiko ter Kuile, Julie R. Gutman, Jenny Hill
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2023-09-01
Series:Malaria Journal
Subjects:
Anti-malarials
Artemisinin-based combination therapy
Malaria
Pregnancy
Case management
Healthcare providers
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s12936-023-04692-2

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https://doi.org/10.1186/s12936-023-04692-2

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