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| Title |
Feasibility of Distributing Rapid Diagnostic Tests for Malaria in the Retail Sector: Evidence from an Implementation Study in Uganda
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| Published in |
PLOS ONE, November 2012
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| DOI | 10.1371/journal.pone.0048296 |
| Pubmed ID | |
| Authors |
Jessica Cohen, Günther Fink, Katrina Berg, Flavia Aber, Matthew Jordan, Kathleen Maloney, William Dickens |
| Abstract |
Despite the benefits of malaria diagnosis, most presumed malaria episodes are never tested. A primary reason is the absence of diagnostic tests in retail establishments, where many patients seek care. Malaria rapid diagnostic tests (RDTs) in drug shops hold promise for guiding appropriate treatment. However, retail providers generally lack awareness of RDTs and training to administer them. Further, unsubsidized RDTs may be unaffordable to patients and unattractive to retailers. This paper reports results from an intervention study testing the feasibility of RDT distribution in Ugandan drug shops. |
X Demographics
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Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Germany | 1 | 11% |
| United States | 1 | 11% |
| Switzerland | 1 | 11% |
| Unknown | 6 | 67% |
Demographic breakdown
| Type | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Members of the public | 6 | 67% |
| Practitioners (doctors, other healthcare professionals) | 2 | 22% |
| Science communicators (journalists, bloggers, editors) | 1 | 11% |
Mendeley readers
The data shown below were compiled from readership statistics for 97 Mendeley readers of this research output. Click here to see the associated Mendeley record.
Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| United Kingdom | 1 | 1% |
| United States | 1 | 1% |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1% |
| Unknown | 94 | 97% |
Demographic breakdown
| Readers by professional status | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Student > Master | 24 | 25% |
| Researcher | 16 | 16% |
| Student > Ph. D. Student | 15 | 15% |
| Student > Postgraduate | 7 | 7% |
| Student > Bachelor | 6 | 6% |
| Other | 18 | 19% |
| Unknown | 11 | 11% |
| Readers by discipline | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Medicine and Dentistry | 30 | 31% |
| Agricultural and Biological Sciences | 11 | 11% |
| Social Sciences | 11 | 11% |
| Nursing and Health Professions | 9 | 9% |
| Engineering | 7 | 7% |
| Other | 16 | 16% |
| Unknown | 13 | 13% |
Attention Score in Context
This research output has an Altmetric Attention Score of 9. This is our high-level measure of the quality and quantity of online attention that it has received. This Attention Score, as well as the ranking and number of research outputs shown below, was calculated when the research output was last mentioned on 13 October 2022.
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#3,916,988
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#48,526
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#27,236
of 183,268 outputs
Outputs of similar age from PLOS ONE
#850
of 4,758 outputs
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