Improvements in access to malaria treatment in Tanzania following community, retail sector and health facility interventions -- a user perspective
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* Corresponding author: Sandra Alba sandra.alba@unibas.ch
Malaria Journal 2010, 9:163 doi:10.1186/1475-2875-9-163
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David Mukanga, James K Tibenderana, Stefan Peterson, George W Pariyo, Juliet Kiguli, Peter Waiswa, Rebecca Babirye, Godfrey Ojiambo, Simon Kasasa, Franco Pagnoni, Karin Kallander Malaria Journal 2012, 11:121 (20 April 2012) A cross-sectional survey study assessing community attitudes and practices toward community health workers one year after implementation of an integrated strategy using diagnostics. Convenience, including proximity to a CHW and increasing distance from a health centre are the main factors that influence CHW utilization.
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James Kizito, Miriam Kayendeke, Christine Nabirye, Sarah G Staedke, Clare IR Chandler Malaria Journal 2012, 11:55 (23 February 2012) The paper addresses relevant questions for the study of access: what are the characteristics of providers that attract clients?The fact that the same few "attracting factors" have been identified across Africa shows what should be done: to provide services at lower cost, in closer proximity to patients, in a positive manner.
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The ACTwatch project: methods to describe anti-malarial markets in seven countries Tanya Shewchuk, Kathryn A O'Connell, Catherine Goodman, Kara Hanson, Steven Chapman, Desmond Chavasse Malaria Journal 2011, 10:325 (31 October 2011) This article is part of a collection on The ACTwatch project:... This is a methodological paper that describes how the ACTwatch project is implemented and the design of the three components, supply chain research, outlet surveys and household surveys.
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Baseline results of the first malaria indicator survey in Iran at the health facility level Ahmad Raiesi, Fatemeh Nikpour, Alireza Ansari-Moghaddam, Mansoor Ranjbar, Fatemeh Rakhshani, Mahdi Mohammadi, Aliakbar Haghdost, Rahim Taghizadeh-Asl, Mohammad Sakeni, Reza Safari, Mehdi Saffari Malaria Journal 2011, 10:319 (27 October 2011) A baseline survey of malaria-related issues in the south-eastern areas of Iran, including Sistan & Baluchestan, Hormozgan and the tropical part of Kerman provinces, which account for around 95% of all malaria cases in the country
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Nathan Smith, Andrew Obala, Chrispinus Simiyu, Diana Menya, Barasa Khwa-Otsyula, Wendy O'Meara Malaria Journal 2011, 10:316 (26 October 2011) This paper addresses a timely and extremely relevant topic for improving access to effective malaria medicines through an ambitious yet experimental subsidy scheme intervention‐the Affordable Medicine Facility‐malaria (AMFm) pilot in one of the
country in sub‐Saharan Africa.
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Frank M Ringsted, Isolide S Massawe, Martha M Lemnge, Ib C Bygbjerg Malaria Journal 2011, 10:238 (15 August 2011) Paper looking at the reality of access to treatment in rural Africa: 3/4 cases of suspected malaria were treated in the private sector, and 9/10 obtained SP or AQ. Hence, a majority of clinical malaria cases in the community, failed to get treated in accordance with national guidelines.
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Sandra Alba, Manuel W Hetzel, Catherine Goodman, Angel Dillip, Jafari Liana, Hassan Mshinda, Christian Lengeler Malaria Journal 2010, 9:164 (15 June 2010) The public health and private retail sector are important complementary sources of treatment in rural Tanzania. Ensuring the availability of ACT in the private retail sector is important for its successful uptake.
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