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Expanding Access to Malaria Diagnosis through Retail Shops in Western Kenya : What Do Shop Workers Think?
Joint Authors
Koech, Beatrice
Rusk, Andria
Obala, Andrew
O'Meara, Wendy Prudhomme
Goodman, Catherine
Naanyu, Violet
Source
Malaria Research and Treatment
Issue
Vol. 2013, Issue 2013 (31 Dec. 2013), pp.1-9, 9 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2013-05-21
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
9
Main Subjects
Abstract EN
Background.
The common symptoms of malaria reduce the specificity of clinical diagnosis.
Presumptive treatment is conventional but can lead to overdiagnosis of malaria, delay of appropriate treatment, overprescription of antimalarials, and drug resistance.
Routine use of diagnostic tests can address many of these concerns.
Though treatment is often procured from retailers, there is low availability of rapid diagnostic tests for malaria (MRDTs), a simple, inexpensive, and accurate diagnostic solution.
We know little about the challenges to expanding access to diagnostics through these outlets.
Methods.
To understand the perceptions of the benefits and challenges to selling rapid diagnostic tests for malaria, we conducted focus group discussions with antimalarial retailers who serve the residents of the Webuye Health and Demographic Surveillance Site in western Kenya.
Results.
Medicine retailers perceived MRDTs to be beneficial to their customers and businesses but also included cost, fear of the tests, risks of self-treatment, and regulatory concerns among the challenges to using and selling MRDTs.
Conclusion.
MRDTs represent a viable approach to increase access to malaria diagnostic testing.
Medicine retailers are eager for MRDTs to be made available to them.
However, certain challenges remain to implementation in retail outlets and should be addressed in advance.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Rusk, Andria& Goodman, Catherine& Naanyu, Violet& Koech, Beatrice& Obala, Andrew& O'Meara, Wendy Prudhomme. 2013. Expanding Access to Malaria Diagnosis through Retail Shops in Western Kenya : What Do Shop Workers Think?. Malaria Research and Treatment،Vol. 2013, no. 2013, pp.1-9.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-468986
Modern Language Association (MLA)
Rusk, Andria…[et al.]. Expanding Access to Malaria Diagnosis through Retail Shops in Western Kenya : What Do Shop Workers Think?. Malaria Research and Treatment No. 2013 (2013), pp.1-9.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-468986
American Medical Association (AMA)
Rusk, Andria& Goodman, Catherine& Naanyu, Violet& Koech, Beatrice& Obala, Andrew& O'Meara, Wendy Prudhomme. Expanding Access to Malaria Diagnosis through Retail Shops in Western Kenya : What Do Shop Workers Think?. Malaria Research and Treatment. 2013. Vol. 2013, no. 2013, pp.1-9.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-468986
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-468986