Unlicensed medical practitioners in tribal dominated rural areas of central India: bottleneck in malaria elimination

Abstract Background In India, Accredited Social Health Activists (ASHAs) deliver services for diagnosis and treatment of malaria, although unlicensed medical practitioners (UMPs) (informal health providers) are most preferred in communities. A cross sectional survey was conducted to: (i) assess know...

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Main Authors: Mrigendra Pal Singh, Sunil Kumar Chand, Kalyan Brata Saha, Neetiraj Singh, Ramesh C. Dhiman, Lora L. Sabin
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2020-01-01
Series:Malaria Journal
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s12936-020-3109-z

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