Disparities between malaria infection and treatment rates: Evidence from a cross-sectional analysis of households in Uganda.

BACKGROUND:In Sub-Saharan Africa, both under-treatment and over-treatment of malaria are common since illnesses are often diagnosed and treated on the basis of symptoms. We investigate whether malaria treatment rates among febrile individuals correspond to observed patterns of malaria infection by a...

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Main Authors: Indrani Saran, Jessica Cohen
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2017-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC5328248?pdf=render