Effectiveness of Provider and Community Interventions to Improve Treatment of Uncomplicated Malaria in Nigeria: A Cluster Randomized Controlled Trial.

The World Health Organization recommends that malaria be confirmed by parasitological diagnosis before treatment using Artemisinin-based Combination Therapy (ACT). Despite this, many health workers in malaria endemic countries continue to diagnose malaria based on symptoms alone. This study evaluate...

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Main Authors: Obinna Onwujekwe, Lindsay Mangham-Jefferies, Bonnie Cundill, Neal Alexander, Julia Langham, Ogochukwu Ibe, Benjamin Uzochukwu, Virginia Wiseman
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2015-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC4550271?pdf=render