"Testing for malaria does not cure any pain" A qualitative study exploring low use of malaria rapid diagnostic tests at drug shops in rural Uganda.

"Testing for malaria does not cure any pain" A qualitative study exploring low use of malaria rapid diagnostic tests at drug shops in rural Uganda.

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The World Health Organization recommends all suspected malaria cases be confirmed with a parasitological test, typically a rapid diagnostic test (RDT), prior to treatment. Despite recommendations, many fevers presenting at private drug shops are treated presumptively as malaria without diagnostic te...

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Main Authors: Victoria Shelus, Nobert Mumbere, Amos Masereka, Bonita Masika, Joackim Kiitha, Grace Nyangoma, Edgar M Mulogo, Clare Barrington, Emmanuel Baguma, Rabbison Muhindo, James E Herrington, Michael Emch, Suzanne Maman, Ross M Boyce
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2022-01-01
Series:PLOS Global Public Health
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pgph.0001235

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https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pgph.0001235

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