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Mendeley readers
| Title |
Improving the accuracy of malaria-related laboratory tests in Ghana
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|---|---|
| Published in |
Malaria Journal, November 2004
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| DOI | 10.1186/1475-2875-3-38 |
| Pubmed ID | |
| Authors |
Imelda Bates, Veronica Bekoe, Alex Asamoa-Adu |
| Abstract |
Inaccurate malaria results can lead to patient mismanagement, misperceptions about malaria resistance patterns and public health misinformation. All laboratories need to be able to demonstrate that their results are accurate. Establishing and maintaining a system for monitoring test accuracy is a complex, expensive and technically demanding process, which very few poor countries have been able to implement. This study described the process and assessed the feasibility of establishing a nation-wide system for improving the accuracy of malaria-related tests in peripheral laboratories in Ghana. |
Mendeley readers
The data shown below were compiled from readership statistics for 110 Mendeley readers of this research output. Click here to see the associated Mendeley record.
Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Kenya | 1 | <1% |
| United Kingdom | 1 | <1% |
| Belgium | 1 | <1% |
| United States | 1 | <1% |
| Philippines | 1 | <1% |
| Unknown | 105 | 95% |
Demographic breakdown
| Readers by professional status | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Student > Master | 24 | 22% |
| Student > Ph. D. Student | 16 | 15% |
| Student > Bachelor | 14 | 13% |
| Researcher | 11 | 10% |
| Student > Doctoral Student | 6 | 5% |
| Other | 18 | 16% |
| Unknown | 21 | 19% |
| Readers by discipline | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Medicine and Dentistry | 26 | 24% |
| Agricultural and Biological Sciences | 10 | 9% |
| Social Sciences | 7 | 6% |
| Immunology and Microbiology | 6 | 5% |
| Computer Science | 6 | 5% |
| Other | 31 | 28% |
| Unknown | 24 | 22% |