Health care provider practices in diagnosis and treatment of malaria in rural communities in Kisumu County, Kenya

Health care provider practices in diagnosis and treatment of malaria in rural communities in Kisumu County, Kenya

Abstract Background Accurate malaria diagnosis and appropriate treatment at local health facilities are critical to reducing morbidity and human reservoir of infectious gametocytes. The current study assessed the accuracy of malaria diagnosis and treatment practices in three health care facilities i...

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Main Authors: Wilfred Ouma Otambo, Julius O. Olumeh, Kevin O. Ochwedo, Edwin O. Magomere, Isaiah Debrah, Collins Ouma, Patrick Onyango, Harrysone Atieli, Wolfgang R. Mukabana, Chloe Wang, Ming-Chieh Lee, Andrew K. Githeko, Guofa Zhou, John Githure, James Kazura, Guiyun Yan
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2022-04-01
Series:Malaria Journal
Subjects:
Malaria
Blood smear
Kenya
Treatment guidelines
Misdiagnosis
Presumptive treatment
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s12936-022-04156-z

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https://doi.org/10.1186/s12936-022-04156-z

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