Assessing Acceptability of a Diagnostic and Malaria Treatment Package Delivered by Community Health Workers in Malaria-Endemic Settings of Burkina Faso, Nigeria, and Uganda

Conclusions. Treatment of malaria using CHWs was fully accepted. CHWs should be compensated, trained, and well supervised.
Clinical Trials Registration. ISRCTN13858170.

Source: Clinical Infectious Diseases - December 7, 2016 Category: Infectious Diseases Authors: Jegede, A. S., Oshiname, F. O., Sanou, A. K., Nsungwa-Sabiiti, J., Ajayi, I. O., Siribie, M., Afonne, C., Serme, L., Falade, C. O. Tags: MALARIA IN HIGHLY ENDEMIC AREAS: IMPROVING CONTROL THROUGH DIAGNOSIS, ARTEMISININ COMBINATION THERAPY, AND RECTAL ARTESUNATE TREATMENT Source Type: research