| Title |
Prevalence of Malaria Parasitemia and Purchase of Artemisinin-Based Combination Therapies (ACTs) among Drug Shop Clients in Two Regions in Tanzania with ACT Subsidies
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| Published in |
PLOS ONE, April 2014
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| DOI | 10.1371/journal.pone.0094074 |
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| Authors |
Melissa A. Briggs, Admirabilis Kalolella, Katia Bruxvoort, Ryan Wiegand, Gerard Lopez, Charles Festo, Pierre Lyaruu, Mitya Kenani, Salim Abdulla, Catherine Goodman, S. Patrick Kachur |
| Abstract |
Throughout Africa, many people seek care for malaria in private-sector drug shops where diagnostic testing is often unavailable. Recently, subsidized artemisinin-based combination therapies (ACTs), a first-line medication for uncomplicated malaria, were made available in these drug shops in Tanzania. This study assessed the prevalence of malaria among and purchase of ACTs by drug shop clients in the setting of a national ACT subsidy program and sub-national drug shop accreditation program. |
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Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| United States | 2 | 25% |
| Canada | 1 | 13% |
| Unknown | 5 | 63% |
Demographic breakdown
| Type | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Members of the public | 8 | 100% |
Mendeley readers
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Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| United Kingdom | 1 | 1% |
| Burkina Faso | 1 | 1% |
| Tanzania, United Republic of | 1 | 1% |
| Unknown | 74 | 96% |
Demographic breakdown
| Readers by professional status | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Student > Ph. D. Student | 11 | 14% |
| Researcher | 11 | 14% |
| Student > Master | 10 | 13% |
| Student > Doctoral Student | 5 | 6% |
| Lecturer | 5 | 6% |
| Other | 17 | 22% |
| Unknown | 18 | 23% |
| Readers by discipline | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Medicine and Dentistry | 19 | 25% |
| Social Sciences | 8 | 10% |
| Agricultural and Biological Sciences | 6 | 8% |
| Economics, Econometrics and Finance | 5 | 6% |
| Nursing and Health Professions | 4 | 5% |
| Other | 12 | 16% |
| Unknown | 23 | 30% |