Extent of inappropriate prescription of artemisinin and anti-malarial injections to febrile outpatients, a cross-sectional analytic survey in the Greater Accra region, Ghana

• Published in: Malaria Journal
• Main Authors: Harriet Affran Bonful, Adolf Kofi Awua, Martin Adjuik, Doris Tsekpetse, Richard Mawuko Kofi Adanu, Pricillia Awo Nortey, Augustine Ankomah, Kwadwo Ansah Koram
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: BMC 2019
• Subjects: Febrile; Inappropriate prescription; ACT; Greater Accra; Ghana; Arctic medicine. Tropical medicine; RC955-962; Infectious and parasitic diseases; RC109-216; Arctic; Gar’
• Online Access: https://doi.org/10.1186/s12936-019-2967-8; https://doaj.org/article/7116c13072084b9e88deb9272f0b4f7e

Abstract Background Febrile children seen in malaria hypo-endemic settings, such as the Greater Accra region (GAR) of Ghana are more likely to be suffering from a non-malarial febrile illness compared to those seen in hyper-endemic settings. The need for prescribers to rely on malaria test results t...