Community acceptability of malaria rapid diagnostic test services in retail medicine outlets in ghana

• In: Poster presentation
• At: Seoul (South Korea) (2017)
• Type: Poster
• Poster code: POS-CPS-023
• By: DANQUAH, Daniel (PHARMACY COUNCIL, GHANA, EDUCATION AND TRAINING, ACCRA, Ghana)
• Co-author(s): Daniel AMANING Danquah
  Ellis Owusu-Dabo
  John Amuasi
  Kwaku Poku Asante
  Emmanuel Mahama
  Kwame Ohene Buabeng
  
• Abstract:

  Background

  Retail medicine outlets are common and easily accessible for malaria case detection and treatment in Ghana. They are however often known to diagnose malaria presumptively rather than providing confirmatory test before therapy.

  Purpose

  This study explored the acceptability by community members of the use of malaria rapid diagnostic testing..

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