Low reliability of home-based diagnosis of malaria in a rural community in western Kenya
Introduction: Home-based management of malaria is promoted as a major strategy for improving prompt delivery of effective malaria treatment in Africa. This study aimed to determine the proportion of children who tested positive for malaria with routine light microscopy among those whose mothers ha...
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| Main Authors: | Rose Muyoka Kakai, Josephine Nasimiyu, Wilson Odero |
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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The Journal of Infection in Developing Countries
2010-10-01
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| Series: | Journal of Infection in Developing Countries |
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| Online Access: | https://jidc.org/index.php/journal/article/view/1077 |
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