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Attitudes toward home-based malaria testing in rural and urban Sierra Leone

BACKGROUND: The purpose of this study was to examine malaria testing practices and preferences in Bo, Sierra Leone, and to ascertain interest in and willingness to take a home-based rapid diagnostic test administered by a community health volunteer (CHV) or a trained family member rather than travel...

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Autores principales:	Ranasinghe, Shamika, Ansumana, Rashid, Lamin, Joseph M, Bockarie, Alfred S, Bangura, Umaru, Buanie, Jacob AG, Stenger, David A, Jacobsen, Kathryn H
Formato:	Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:	English
Publicado:	BioMed Central 2015
Materias:	Research
Acceso en línea:	https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4334841/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25880198 http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12936-015-0582-x

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