Effect of pre-consultation testing on clinicians’ adherence to malaria test results and waiting time among children under 5 years in the Northern Zone of Volta Region of Ghana

Effect of pre-consultation testing on clinicians’ adherence to malaria test results and waiting time among children under 5 years in the Northern Zone of Volta Region of Ghana

Abstract Background The Ministry of Health, Ghana, in accordance with global policy, recommends that all suspected malaria cases be confirmed parasitologically before treatment. Not all clinicians, however, base their treatment on test results. Patients also spend a lot of time at health facilities...

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Main Authors: Jonathan Mawutor Gmanyami, Asiwome Ameko, Saviour Selase Ahiafe, Samuel Adolf Bosoka, Margaret Kweku, Evelyn Korkor Ansah
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2020-03-01
Series:Malaria Journal
Subjects:
Pre-consultation testing
Post-consultation testing
Clinician
Adherence
Waiting time
Ghana
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12936-020-03189-6

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