Improving prescribing practices with rapid diagnostic tests (RDTs): synthesis of 10 studies to explore reasons for variation in malaria RDT uptake and adherence

Helen E D Burchett; Baptiste Leurent; Frank Baiden; Kimberly Baltzell; Anders Björkman; Katia Bruxvoort; Siân Clarke; Deborah DiLiberto; Kristina Elfving; Catherine Goodman; Heidi Hopkins; Sham Lal; Marco Liverani; Pascal Magnussen; Andreas Mårtensson; Wilfred Mbacham; Anthony Mbonye; Obinna Onwujekwe; Denise Roth Allen; Delér Shakely; Sarah Staedke; Lasse S Vestergaard; Christopher J M Whitty; Virginia Wiseman; Clare I R Chandler

doi:10.1136/bmjopen-2016-012973

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Improving prescribing practices with rapid diagnostic tests (RDTs): synthesis of 10 studies to explore reasons for variation in malaria RDT uptake and adherence

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Helen E D Burchett Department of Global Health and Development, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, London, UK PubMed articles Google scholar articles
Baptiste Leurent Department of Infectious Disease Epidemiology, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, London, UK PubMed articles Google scholar articles
Frank Baiden Epidemiology Unit, Ensign College of Public Health, Kpong, Ghana PubMed articles Google scholar articles
Kimberly Baltzell Department of Family Health Care Nursing, and Global Health Science, University of California, Berkeley, California, USA PubMed articles Google scholar articles
Anders Björkman Department of Microbiology, Tumour and Cell Biology, Karolinska Institute, Stockholm, Sweden PubMed articles Google scholar articles
Katia Bruxvoort Department of Global Health and Development, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, London, UK PubMed articles Google scholar articles
Siân Clarke Disease Control Department, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, London, UK PubMed articles Google scholar articles
Deborah DiLiberto Clinical Research Department, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, London, UK PubMed articles Google scholar articles
Kristina Elfving Department of Infectious Diseases, Sahlgrenska Academy, University of Gothenburg, Goteborg, Sweden Department of Paediatrics, Sahlgrenska Academy, University of Gothenburg, Goteborg, Sweden Department of Microbiology, Tumour and Cell Biology, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden PubMed articles Google scholar articles
Catherine Goodman Department of Global Health and Development, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, London, UK PubMed articles Google scholar articles
Heidi Hopkins Disease Control Department, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, London, UK PubMed articles Google scholar articles
Sham Lal Disease Control Department, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, London, UK PubMed articles Google scholar articles
Marco Liverani Department of Global Health and Development, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, London, UK PubMed articles Google scholar articles
Pascal Magnussen Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences, Centre for Medical Parasitology, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark PubMed articles Google scholar articles
Andreas Mårtensson Department of Women's and Children's Health, Uppsala University, Uppsala, Sweden PubMed articles Google scholar articles
Wilfred Mbacham Laboratory for Public Health Research Biotechnologies, The Biotechnology Center, University of Yaoundé, Yaoundé, Cameroon PubMed articles Google scholar articles
Anthony Mbonye School of Public Health- Makerere University and Commissioner Health Services, Ministry of Health, Uganda PubMed articles Google scholar articles
Obinna Onwujekwe Department of Pharmacology and Therapeutics, University of Nigeria Enugu-Campus, Nigeria PubMed articles Google scholar articles
Denise Roth Allen Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), USA PubMed articles Google scholar articles
Delér Shakely Department of Microbiology, Tumour and Cell Biology, Karolinska Institute, Stockholm, Sweden Department of Medicine, Kungälv Hospital, Sweden PubMed articles Google scholar articles
Sarah Staedke Clinical Research Department, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, London, UK PubMed articles Google scholar articles
Lasse S Vestergaard Centre for Medical Parasitology, University of Copenhagen and Copenhagen University Hospital Rigshospitalet, Denmark Department of Infectious Disease Epidemiology, Statens Serum Institut, Denmark PubMed articles Google scholar articles
Christopher J M Whitty Clinical Research Department, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, London, UK PubMed articles Google scholar articles
Virginia Wiseman Department of Global Health and Development, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, London, UK School of Public Health and Community Medicine, Australia PubMed articles Google scholar articles
Clare I R Chandler Department of Global Health and Development, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, London, UK PubMed articles Google scholar articles

Correspondence to Helen E D Burchett; helen.burchett{at}lshtm.ac.uk

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Burchett HED, Leurent B, Baiden F, et al

Improving prescribing practices with rapid diagnostic tests (RDTs): synthesis of 10 studies to explore reasons for variation in malaria RDT uptake and adherence

BMJ Open 2017;7:e012973. doi: 10.1136/bmjopen-2016-012973

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Received June 7, 2016
Revised October 22, 2016
Accepted November 17, 2016
First published March 8, 2017.

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October 26, 2017

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