Community case management of malaria in Western Kenya: performance of community health volunteers in active malaria case surveillance
Abstract Background In western Kenya, not all malaria cases are reported as stipulated in the community case management of malaria (CCMm) strategy. This underreporting affects the equity distribution of malaria commodities and the evaluation of interventions. The current study aimed to evaluate the...
Main Authors: | Wilfred Ouma Otambo, Kevin O. Ochwedo, Collince J. Omondi, Ming-Chieh Lee, Chloe Wang, Harrysone Atieli, Andew K. Githeko, Guofa Zhou, James Kazura, John Githure, Guiyun Yan |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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BMC
2023-03-01
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Series: | Malaria Journal |
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Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.1186/s12936-023-04523-4 |
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