Incentivizing appropriate malaria case management in the private sector: a study protocol for two linked cluster randomized controlled trials to evaluate provider- and client-focused interventions in western Kenya and Lagos, Nigeria

Incentivizing appropriate malaria case management in the private sector: a study protocol for two linked cluster randomized controlled trials to evaluate provider- and client-focused interventions in western Kenya and Lagos, Nigeria

Abstract Background A large proportion of artemisinin-combination therapy (ACT) anti-malarial medicines is consumed by individuals that do not have malaria. The over-consumption of ACTs is largely driven by retail sales in high malaria-endemic countries to clients who have not received a confirmator...

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Main Authors: Aaron M. Woolsey, Ryan A. Simmons, Meley Woldeghebriel, Yunji Zhou, Oluwatosin Ogunsola, Sarah Laing, Tayo Olaleye, Joseph Kipkoech, Bomar Mendez Rojas, Indrani Saran, Mercy Odhiambo, Josephine Malinga, George Ambani, Emmah Kimachas, Chizoba Fashanu, Owens Wiwa, Diana Menya, Jeremiah Laktabai, Theodoor Visser, Elizabeth L. Turner, Wendy Prudhomme O’Meara
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2021-01-01
Series:Implementation Science
Subjects:
Malaria
Private sector
ACT
RDT
Subsidy
Subsidies
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s13012-020-01077-w

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https://doi.org/10.1186/s13012-020-01077-w

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