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How Do Patients and Health Workers Interact around Malaria Rapid Diagnostic Testing, and How Are the Tests Experienced by Patients in Practice? A Qualitative Study in Western Uganda
BACKGROUND: Successful scale-up in the use of malaria rapid diagnostic tests (RDTs) requires that patients accept testing and treatment based on RDT results and that healthcare providers treat according to test results. Patient-provider communication is a key component of quality care, and leads to...
Autores principales: | Altaras, Robin, Nuwa, Anthony, Agaba, Bosco, Streat, Elizabeth, Tibenderana, James K., Martin, Sandrine, Strachan, Clare E. |
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Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
Lenguaje: | English |
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Public Library of Science
2016
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4975385/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27494507 http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0159525 |
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