Subsidise the test, the treatment or both? Results of an individually randomised controlled trial of the management of suspected malaria fevers in the retail sector in western Kenya
Introduction In many malaria-endemic countries, the private retail sector is a major source of antimalarial drugs. However, the rarity of malaria diagnostic testing in the retail sector leads to overuse of the first-line class of antimalarial drugs known as artemisinin-combination therapies (ACTs)....
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| Main Authors: | Ryan A Simmons, Elizabeth L Turner, Jeremiah Laktabai, Indrani Saran, Yunji Zhou, Theodoor Visser, Wendy O'Meara |
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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BMJ Publishing Group
2020-11-01
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| Series: | BMJ Global Health |
| Online Access: | https://gh.bmj.com/content/5/11/e003378.full |
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