Feasibility and acceptability of artemisinin-based combination therapy for the home management of malaria in four African sites
Authors:
- Ikeoluwapo O AjayiIkeoluwapo O Ajayi
- Edmund N BrowneEdmund N Browne
- Bertha GarshongBertha Garshong
- Fred BateganyaFred Bateganya
- Bidemi YusufBidemi Yusuf
- Peter Agyei-BaffourPeter Agyei-Baffour
- Leticia DoamekporLeticia Doamekpor
- Andrew BalyekuAndrew Balyeku
- Kaendi MungutiKaendi Munguti
- Simon CousensSimon Cousens
- Franco PagnoniFranco Pagnoni
Open Access
- 8 January 2008
- journal article
- clinical trial
- Published by Springer Nature in Malaria Journal
- Vol. 7 (1) , 6
Abstract
The Home Management of Malaria (HMM) strategy was developed using chloroquine, a now obsolete drug, which has been replaced by artemisinin-based combination therapy (ACT) in health facility settings. Incorporation of ACT in HMM would greatly expand access to effective antimalarial therapy by the populations living in underserved areas in malaria endemic countries. The feasibility and acceptability of incorporating ACT in HMM needs to be evaluated.Keywords
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