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| Title |
Low quality of routine microscopy for malaria at different levels of the health system in Dar es Salaam
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|---|---|
| Published in |
Malaria Journal, November 2011
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| DOI | 10.1186/1475-2875-10-332 |
| Pubmed ID | |
| Authors |
Judith Kahama-Maro, Valerie D'Acremont, Deo Mtasiwa, Blaise Genton, Christian Lengeler |
| Abstract |
Laboratory capacity to confirm malaria cases in Tanzania is low and presumptive treatment of malaria is being practiced widely. In malaria endemic areas WHO now recommends systematic laboratory testing when suspecting malaria. Currently, the use of Rapid Diagnostic Tests (RDTs) is recommended for the diagnosis of malaria in lower level peripheral facilities, but not in health centres and hospitals. In this study, the following parameters were evaluated: (1) the quality of routine microscopy, and (2) the effects of RDT implementation on the positivity rate of malaria test results at three levels of the health system in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania. |
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Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| United Kingdom | 1 | 100% |
Demographic breakdown
| Type | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Members of the public | 1 | 100% |
Mendeley readers
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Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| United Kingdom | 2 | 1% |
| Tanzania, United Republic of | 2 | 1% |
| Kenya | 2 | 1% |
| Indonesia | 1 | <1% |
| Unknown | 161 | 96% |
Demographic breakdown
| Readers by professional status | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Student > Master | 27 | 16% |
| Researcher | 26 | 15% |
| Student > Ph. D. Student | 23 | 14% |
| Student > Bachelor | 17 | 10% |
| Student > Postgraduate | 16 | 10% |
| Other | 27 | 16% |
| Unknown | 32 | 19% |
| Readers by discipline | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Medicine and Dentistry | 52 | 31% |
| Agricultural and Biological Sciences | 26 | 15% |
| Nursing and Health Professions | 12 | 7% |
| Immunology and Microbiology | 7 | 4% |
| Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology | 5 | 3% |
| Other | 27 | 16% |
| Unknown | 39 | 23% |
Attention Score in Context
This research output has an Altmetric Attention Score of 4. 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 22 November 2023.
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#7,068,092
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#1,922
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#41,312
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#22
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So far Altmetric has tracked 5,786 research outputs from this source. They typically receive a little more attention than average, with a mean Attention Score of 6.9. This one has gotten more attention than average, scoring higher than 65% of its peers.
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