Presumptive Treatment of Malaria from Formal and Informal Drug Vendors in Nigeria

Chinwoke Isiguzo, Jennifer Anyanti, Chinazo Ujuju, Ernest Nwokolo, Anna De La Cruz, Eric Schatzkin, Sepideh Modrek, Dominic Montagu, Jenny Liu

PLoS ONE · 2014 · 59 citations · 29 references

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Abstract

Poorer individuals seeking care at PPMVs are more likely to receive inappropriate malaria treatment when compared to those who go to pharmacies. Increasing accessibility to reliable diagnosis should be explored to reduce malaria over-treatment.

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