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1. 1. Managing childhood malaria in rural Tanzania : focusing on drug use and resistance

   Författare :Jaran Eriksen; Karolinska Institutet; Karolinska Institutet; []
   Nyckelord :Malaria; Policy change; Sulfadoxine-pyrimethamine; Chloroquine; Tanzania; Health workers; Drug resistance;

   Sammanfattning : Background: Malaria is a leading cause of death in underfive children in Africa. Due to the spread of chloroquine (CQ) resistance, sub-Saharan African countries such as Tanzania have changed their malaria treatment policies. In 2001 Tanzania replaced CQ with sulfadoxine/pyrimethamine (SP) as first line malaria treatment. LÄS MER