Antimalarial drug prescribing by healthcare workers when malaria testing is negative: a qualitative study in Madagascar

Antimalarial drug prescribing by healthcare workers when malaria testing is negative: a qualitative study in Madagascar

Abstract Background Despite the World Health Organization and the National Malaria Program of Madagascar recommending that antimalarial drugs only be prescribed for patients with positive results on malaria rapid diagnostic tests, healthcare workers continue to prescribe these drugs for cases with n...

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Main Authors: David Harimbola Rakotonandrasana, Takahiro Tsukahara, Noriko Yamamoto-Mitani
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2018-04-01
Series:Tropical Medicine and Health
Subjects:
Antimalarials
Health personnel
Health policy
Guideline adherence
Drug prescriptions
Qualitative research
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s41182-018-0096-7

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