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| Title |
Barriers to prompt and effective malaria treatment among the poorest population in Kenya
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|---|---|
| Published in |
Malaria Journal, May 2010
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| DOI | 10.1186/1475-2875-9-144 |
| Pubmed ID | |
| Authors |
Jane Chuma, Vincent Okungu, Catherine Molyneux |
| Abstract |
Prompt access to effective malaria treatment is central to the success of malaria control worldwide, but few fevers are treated with effective anti-malarials within 24 hours of symptoms onset. The last two decades saw an upsurge of initiatives to improve access to effective malaria treatment in many parts of sub-Saharan Africa. Evidence suggests that the poorest populations remain least likely to seek prompt and effective treatment, but the factors that prevent them from accessing interventions are not well understood. With plans under way to subsidize ACT heavily in Kenya and other parts of Africa, there is urgent need to identify policy actions to promote access among the poor. This paper explores access barriers to effective malaria treatment among the poorest population in four malaria endemic districts in Kenya. |
Mendeley readers
The data shown below were compiled from readership statistics for 306 Mendeley readers of this research output. Click here to see the associated Mendeley record.
Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Kenya | 2 | <1% |
| Nigeria | 2 | <1% |
| United States | 2 | <1% |
| United Kingdom | 1 | <1% |
| Japan | 1 | <1% |
| Tanzania, United Republic of | 1 | <1% |
| Unknown | 297 | 97% |
Demographic breakdown
| Readers by professional status | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Student > Master | 75 | 25% |
| Researcher | 41 | 13% |
| Student > Ph. D. Student | 33 | 11% |
| Student > Bachelor | 25 | 8% |
| Student > Postgraduate | 21 | 7% |
| Other | 48 | 16% |
| Unknown | 63 | 21% |
| Readers by discipline | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Medicine and Dentistry | 84 | 27% |
| Social Sciences | 37 | 12% |
| Nursing and Health Professions | 26 | 8% |
| Agricultural and Biological Sciences | 24 | 8% |
| Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutical Science | 9 | 3% |
| Other | 46 | 15% |
| Unknown | 80 | 26% |
Attention Score in Context
This research output has an Altmetric Attention Score of 3. 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 19 February 2020.
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#7,866,480
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#2,519
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#19
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