Preference for Artemisinin-based combination therapy among healthcare providers, Lokoja, North-Central Nigeria

• Hlavní autoři: Sylvanus C. Welle (Autor), Olufemi Ajumobi (Autor), Magbagbeola Dairo (Autor), Muhammad Balogun (Autor), Peter Adewuyi (Autor), Babatunde Adedokun (Autor), Patrick Nguku (Autor), Saheed Gidado (Autor), IkeOluwapo Ajayi (Autor)
• Médium: Kniha
• Vydáno: BMC, 2019-01-01T00:00:00Z.
• Témata: article
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Abstract Background In Nigeria, Artemisinin-based Combination Therapy (ACT) is the recommended first line antimalarial medicine for uncomplicated malaria. However, health care providers still continue the use of less efficacious medicines such as Sulphadoxine-pyrimethamine and chloroquine. We theref...