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| Title |
Impact of a training course on the quality of malaria diagnosis by microscopy in Angola
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|---|---|
| Published in |
Malaria Journal, November 2014
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| DOI | 10.1186/1475-2875-13-437 |
| Pubmed ID | |
| Authors |
Sofia Moura, Cláudia Fançony, Clara Mirante, Marcela Neves, Luís Bernardino, Filomeno Fortes, Maria do Rosário Sambo, Miguel Brito |
| Abstract |
In Angola, malaria is an endemic disease having a major impact on the economy. The WHO recommends testing for all suspected malaria cases, to avoid the presumptive treatment of this disease. In malaria endemic regions laboratory technicians must be very comfortable with microscopy, the golden standard for malaria diagnosis, to avoid the incorrect diagnosis. The improper use of medication promotes drug resistance and undesirable side effects. The present study aims to assess the impact of a three-day refresher course on the knowledge of technicians, quality of blood smears preparation and accuracy of microscopy malaria diagnosis, using qPCR as reference method. |
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Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| United Kingdom | 1 | 100% |
Demographic breakdown
| Type | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Practitioners (doctors, other healthcare professionals) | 1 | 100% |
Mendeley readers
The data shown below were compiled from readership statistics for 72 Mendeley readers of this research output. Click here to see the associated Mendeley record.
Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Burkina Faso | 1 | 1% |
| Tanzania, United Republic of | 1 | 1% |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1% |
| Ghana | 1 | 1% |
| United Kingdom | 1 | 1% |
| Unknown | 67 | 93% |
Demographic breakdown
| Readers by professional status | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Student > Master | 20 | 28% |
| Researcher | 10 | 14% |
| Student > Ph. D. Student | 8 | 11% |
| Student > Bachelor | 5 | 7% |
| Other | 5 | 7% |
| Other | 11 | 15% |
| Unknown | 13 | 18% |
| Readers by discipline | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Medicine and Dentistry | 19 | 26% |
| Agricultural and Biological Sciences | 9 | 13% |
| Nursing and Health Professions | 7 | 10% |
| Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology | 5 | 7% |
| Immunology and Microbiology | 2 | 3% |
| Other | 10 | 14% |
| Unknown | 20 | 28% |
Attention Score in Context
This research output has an Altmetric Attention Score of 1. 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 16 December 2014.
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