Introducing rapid diagnostic tests for malaria to drug shops in Uganda: a cluster-randomized controlled trial

• Main Authors: Jessica Cohen (Author), Günther Fink (Author), Kathleen Maloney (Author), Katrina Berg (Author), Matthew Jordan (Author), Theodore Svoronos (Author), Flavia Aber (Author), William Dickens (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: The World Health Organization.
• Subjects: article
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Objective To evaluate the impact - on diagnosis and treatment of malaria - of introducing rapid diagnostic tests to drug shops in eastern Uganda. Methods Overall, 2193 households in 79 study villages with at least one licensed drug shop were enrolled and monitored for 12 months. After 3 months of mo...