Expanding the roles of malaria post workers in Thailand: A qualitative study of stakeholder perspectives.

ABSTRACT: In Thailand, since the 2000s, malaria post (MP) workers have been tasked with promptly detecting and treating all malaria cases to prevent onward transmission in the communities. Expanding their roles to provide health services beyond malaria has been proposed as a strategy to sustain their activities until elimination is reached. This article examines the perspectives of stakeholders on community-based malaria care to assess prospects for expanding the role of MPs. The study incorporated in-depth interviews (IDIs) and focus group discussions (FGDs). In forested communities and local health facilities in northeast Thailand bordering Lao PDR and Cambodia, where malaria transmission is low, IDIs were conducted with 13 MPs and 23 community members. An additional 14 policymakers and implemente

SUBMITTER: Jongdeepaisal M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11407649 | biostudies-literature | 2024

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature