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Improving equity in malaria treatment: Relationship of socio-economic status with health seeking as well as with perceptions of ease of using the services of different providers for the treatment of malaria in Nigeria

Obinna Onwujekwe*, Benjamin Uzochukwu, Soludo Eze, Eric Obikeze, Chijioke Okoli and Ogbonnia Ochonma

Malaria Journal 2008, 7:5 doi:10.1186/1475-2875-7-5

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Pharmaceutical services for endemic situations in the Brazilian Amazon: organization of services and prescribing practices for Plasmodium vivax and Plasmodium falciparum non-complicated malaria in high-risk municipalities

Martha C Suárez-Mutis, Paula P de Souza, Letícia F Freitas, Elaine S Miranda, Mônica R Campos, Claudia GS Osorio-de-Castro Malaria Journal 2011, 10:335 (3 November 2011)

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Study on malaria pharmaceutical practices in six Brazilian municipalities with high malaria incidence. The topic of pharmaceutical assistance for malaria in Latin America is of major public health importance and has not received the deserved attention in the literature and the results of this study may have important consequences for malaria-oriented health services in the Amazon region and may contribute to the adoption of more effective organizational strategies.

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Retail sector distribution chains for malaria treatment in the developing world: a review of the literature

Edith Patouillard, Kara G Hanson, Catherine A Goodman Malaria Journal 2010, 9:50 (11 February 2010)

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A valuable and timely analysis of all the existing literature on the topic: with the advent of AMFm, it addresses the very important issue of private supply chain for anti-malarials.There needs to be nationally representative work done on this topic and more research into pricing determinants.

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Do consumers' preferences for improved provision of malaria treatment services differ by their socio-economic status and geographic location? A study in southeast Nigeria

Nkoli P Uguru, Obinna E Onwujekwe, Nnenna G Tasie, Benjamin S Uzochukwu, Uche E Ezeoke BMC Public Health 2010, 10:7 (5 January 2010)

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How equitable is bed net ownership and utilisation in Tanzania? A practical application of the principles of horizontal and vertical equity

Fred Matovu, Catherine Goodman, Virginia Wiseman, William Mwengee Malaria Journal 2009, 8:109 (21 May 2009)

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The paper applies principles of horizontal and vertical equity to the practical issue of bed net ownership and bed net use, with important implications for malaria prevention and control.

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Deployment of ACT antimalarials for treatment of malaria: challenges and opportunities

Christopher JM Whitty, Clare Chandler, Evelyn Ansah, Toby Leslie, Sarah G Staedke Malaria Journal 2008, 7(Suppl 1):S7 (11 December 2008)

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