Population coverage of artemisinin-based combination treatment in children younger than 5 years with fever and Plasmodium falciparum infection in Africa, 2003–2015: a modelling study using data from national surveys

Population coverage of artemisinin-based combination treatment in children younger than 5 years with fever and Plasmodium falciparum infection in Africa, 2003–2015: a modelling study using data from national surveys

Summary: Background: Artemisinin-based combination therapies (ACTs) are the most effective treatment for uncomplicated Plasmodium falciparum malaria infection. A commonly used indicator for monitoring and assessing progress in coverage of malaria treatment is the proportion of children younger than...

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Main Authors: Adam Bennett, DrPhD, Donal Bisanzio, PhD, Joshua O Yukich, PhD, Bonnie Mappin, MSc, Cristin A Fergus, MPH, Michael Lynch, MD, Richard E Cibulskis, PhD, Samir Bhatt, PhD, Daniel J Weiss, PhD, Ewan Cameron, PhD, Peter W Gething, PhD, Thomas P Eisele, ProfPhD
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2017-04-01
Series:The Lancet Global Health
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2214109X17300761

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