Title |
Quality of anti-malarials collected in the private and informal sectors in Guyana and Suriname
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Published in |
Malaria Journal, June 2012
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DOI | 10.1186/1475-2875-11-203 |
Pubmed ID | |
Authors |
Lawrence Evans, Veerle Coignez, Adrian Barojas, Daniel Bempong, Sanford Bradby, Yanga Dijiba, Makeida James, Gustavo Bretas, Malti Adhin, Nicolas Ceron, Alison Hinds-Semple, Kennedy Chibwe, Patrick Lukulay, Victor Pribluda |
Abstract |
Despite a significant reduction in the number of malaria cases in Guyana and Suriname, this disease remains a major problem in the interior of both countries, especially in areas with gold mining and logging operations, where malaria is endemic. National malaria control programmes in these countries provide treatment to patients with medicines that are procured and distributed through regulated processes in the public sector. However, availability to medicines in licensed facilities (private sector) and unlicensed facilities (informal sector) is common, posing the risk of access to and use of non-recommended treatments and/or poor quality products. |
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United States | 1 | 50% |
Germany | 1 | 50% |
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Type | Count | As % |
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Members of the public | 2 | 100% |
Mendeley readers
Geographical breakdown
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United Kingdom | 1 | 2% |
Belgium | 1 | 2% |
Unknown | 62 | 97% |
Demographic breakdown
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Researcher | 13 | 20% |
Student > Master | 13 | 20% |
Other | 7 | 11% |
Student > Ph. D. Student | 6 | 9% |
Student > Doctoral Student | 3 | 5% |
Other | 6 | 9% |
Unknown | 16 | 25% |
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Medicine and Dentistry | 19 | 30% |
Nursing and Health Professions | 7 | 11% |
Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutical Science | 5 | 8% |
Social Sciences | 5 | 8% |
Economics, Econometrics and Finance | 3 | 5% |
Other | 8 | 13% |
Unknown | 17 | 27% |