The use of respondent-driven sampling to assess malaria knowledge, treatment-seeking behaviours and preventive practices among mobile and migrant populations in a setting of artemisinin resistance in Western Cambodia

The use of respondent-driven sampling to assess malaria knowledge, treatment-seeking behaviours and preventive practices among mobile and migrant populations in a setting of artemisinin resistance in Western Cambodia

Abstract Background Multi-drug-resistant Plasmodium falciparum threatens malaria elimination efforts in Cambodia and the Greater Mekong Subregion (GMS). Malaria burden in the GMS is higher among certain high-risk demographic groups in Cambodia, especially among migrant and mobile populations (MMPs)....

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Main Authors: Po Ly, Julie Thwing, Colleen McGinn, Cesia E. Quintero, Narann Top-Samphor, Najibullah Habib, Jack S. Richards, Sara E. Canavati, Seshu Babu Vinjamuri, Chea Nguon
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2017-09-01
Series:Malaria Journal
Subjects:
Respondent-driven sampling
Mobile and migrant populations
Western Cambodia
Containment project
Artemisinin resistance
Malaria elimination
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12936-017-2003-9

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