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A qualitative study of perceptions of a mass test and treat campaign in Southern Zambia and potential barriers to effectiveness

BACKGROUND: A mass test and treat campaign (MTAT) using rapid diagnostic tests (RDTs) and artemether-lumefantrine (AL) was conducted in Southern Zambia in 2012 and 2013 to reduce the parasite reservoir and progress towards malaria elimination. Through this intervention, community health workers (CHW...

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Autores principales: Silumbe, Kafula, Chiyende, Elizabeth, Finn, Timothy P, Desmond, Michelle, Puta, Chilunga, Hamainza, Busiku, Kamuliwo, Mulakwa, Larsen, David A, Eisele, Thomas P, Miller, John, Bennett, Adam
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2015
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4426174/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25896068
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12936-015-0686-3