Journal article
The promise, problems and pitfalls of mass drug administration for malaria elimination: a qualitative study with scientists and policymakers
- Abstract:
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Background The emergence of artemisinin resistance in the Greater Mekong Subregion (GMS) has prompted urgent containment measures. One possible approach is mass drug administration (MDA). This article explores attitudes towards and perceptions of MDA for malaria elimination among policymakers and leading malariologists. Methods Thirty-two semistructured interviews (SSI) were conducted with policymakers (n=17) and principal investigators (n=15) selected based... Expand abstract
- Publication status:
- Published
- Peer review status:
- Peer reviewed
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- Publisher:
- Oxford University Press Publisher's website
- Journal:
- International Health Journal website
- Volume:
- 11
- Issue:
- 3
- Pages:
- 166–176
- Publication date:
- 2018-11-03
- Acceptance date:
- 2018-09-09
- DOI:
- EISSN:
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1876-3405
- ISSN:
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1876-3413
- Pmid:
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30395228
- Source identifiers:
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940684
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- Language:
- English
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- Pubs id:
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pubs:940684
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uuid:c9137b3f-19bd-4f55-ba00-db89b936550a
- Local pid:
- pubs:940684
- Deposit date:
- 2018-11-11
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- Copyright holder:
- Kaehler
- Copyright date:
- 2018
- Notes:
- © The Author(s) 2018. Published by Oxford University Press Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene. This is an Open Access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/), which permits unrestricted reuse, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.
- Licence:
- CC Attribution (CC BY)
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