Barriers to the effective treatment and prevention of malaria in Africa: A systematic review of qualitative studies

• Main Authors: Mills Edward J (Author), Mnyusiwalla Anisa (Author), Maslove David M (Author), McGowan Jessie (Author), Attaran Amir (Author), Wilson Kumanan (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2009-10-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>In Africa, an estimated 300-500 million cases of malaria occur each year resulting in approximately 1 million deaths. More than 90% of these are in children under 5 years of age. To identify commonly held beliefs about malaria that m...