Geographic inequities in provision and utilization of malaria treatment services in southeast Nigeria: Diagnosis, providers and drugs

Engaging the private sector in malaria surveillance: a review of strategies and recommendations for elimination settings

“…Volunteer workers fall in the final category of the informal nonprofit sector. Informal providers are responsible for widely varying levels of healthcare interactions in different settings, from 9% in Kenya to 77% in Bangladesh, and are more likely to serve poorer populations and rural areas [49, 50]. …”

Engaging the private sector in malaria surveillance: a review of strategies and recommendations for elimination settings

“…Volunteer workers fall in the final category of the informal nonprofit sector. Informal providers are responsible for widely varying levels of healthcare interactions in different settings, from 9% in Kenya to 77% in Bangladesh, and are more likely to serve poorer populations and rural areas [49, 50]. …”

Socioeconomic Determinants of Antimalarial Drug Use Behaviours: A Systematic Review

“…Although there were studies reporting a relationship between the type of settlement and adherence, however, there was no strong evidence from the reviewed studies to indicate that those in the rural or urban areas were more likely to misuse antimalarial drugs. Nevertheless, considering the small number of studies that reported on this association [16,17,26,27], the results included are not sufficient enough to make a conclusion on the effect of settlement types on antimalarial drug use behaviour. Despite the fact the relationship between household size and antimalarial drug use behaviour is not well reported in existing literature, however this socioeconomic measure cannot be ignored as a potential determinant of antimalarial drug use behaviours.…”

Malaria Knowledge and Treatment Practices in Enugu State, Nigeria: A Qualitative Study

“…People in urban and rural areas seek for treatment of malaria in different treatment outlets with the rural dwellers preferring PMDs. 8 , 41 The rural dwellers also prefer cheaper drugs, 41 and this may inform their reliance on herbal drugs for malaria treatment. These differences may be due to the gap between the people living in urban and rural areas of Nigeria when educational attainment and socio-economic status are considered.…”

Engaging the private sector in malaria surveillance: a review of strategies and recommendations for elimination settings

“…Volunteer workers fall in the final category of the informal nonprofit sector. Informal providers are responsible for widely varying levels of healthcare interactions in different settings, from 9% in Kenya to 77% in Bangladesh, and are more likely to serve poorer populations and rural areas [49, 50]. …”

Socioeconomic Determinants of Antimalarial Drug Use Behaviours: A Systematic Review

“…Although there were studies reporting a relationship between the type of settlement and adherence, however, there was no strong evidence from the reviewed studies to indicate that those in the rural or urban areas were more likely to misuse antimalarial drugs. Nevertheless, considering the small number of studies that reported on this association [16,17,26,27], the results included are not sufficient enough to make a conclusion on the effect of settlement types on antimalarial drug use behaviour. Despite the fact the relationship between household size and antimalarial drug use behaviour is not well reported in existing literature, however this socioeconomic measure cannot be ignored as a potential determinant of antimalarial drug use behaviours.…”

Malaria Knowledge and Treatment Practices in Enugu State, Nigeria: A Qualitative Study

“…People in urban and rural areas seek for treatment of malaria in different treatment outlets with the rural dwellers preferring PMDs. 8 , 41 The rural dwellers also prefer cheaper drugs, 41 and this may inform their reliance on herbal drugs for malaria treatment. These differences may be due to the gap between the people living in urban and rural areas of Nigeria when educational attainment and socio-economic status are considered.…”

Engaging the private sector in malaria surveillance: a review of strategies and recommendations for elimination settings

“…Volunteer workers fall in the final category of the informal nonprofit sector. Informal providers are responsible for widely varying levels of healthcare interactions in different settings, from 9% in Kenya to 77% in Bangladesh, and are more likely to serve poorer populations and rural areas [49, 50]. …”

Socioeconomic Determinants of Antimalarial Drug Use Behaviours: A Systematic Review

“…Although there were studies reporting a relationship between the type of settlement and adherence, however, there was no strong evidence from the reviewed studies to indicate that those in the rural or urban areas were more likely to misuse antimalarial drugs. Nevertheless, considering the small number of studies that reported on this association [16,17,26,27], the results included are not sufficient enough to make a conclusion on the effect of settlement types on antimalarial drug use behaviour. Despite the fact the relationship between household size and antimalarial drug use behaviour is not well reported in existing literature, however this socioeconomic measure cannot be ignored as a potential determinant of antimalarial drug use behaviours.…”

Malaria Knowledge and Treatment Practices in Enugu State, Nigeria: A Qualitative Study

“…People in urban and rural areas seek for treatment of malaria in different treatment outlets with the rural dwellers preferring PMDs. 8 , 41 The rural dwellers also prefer cheaper drugs, 41 and this may inform their reliance on herbal drugs for malaria treatment. These differences may be due to the gap between the people living in urban and rural areas of Nigeria when educational attainment and socio-economic status are considered.…”