"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.
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 (Author), Nobert Mumbere (Author), Amos Masereka (Author), Bonita Masika (Author), Joackim Kiitha (Author), Grace Nyangoma (Author), Edgar M Mulogo (Author), Clare Barrington (Author), Emmanuel Baguma (Author), Rabbison Muhindo (Author), James E Herrington (Author), Michael Emch (Author), Suzanne Maman (Author), Ross M Boyce (Author) |
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2022-01-01T00:00:00Z.
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