Factors associated with children's health facility visits for primaquine treatment in rural Papua New Guinea.

ABSTRACT:

Background

To control and eventually eliminate vivax malaria, radical treatment with primaquine (PQ) is essential after completion of blood-stage treatment. Although in many malaria-endemic countries, village health volunteers (VHVs) are engaged in diagnostic treatment of malaria in remote communities, they principally provide blood-stage treatment. In such a situation, access to PQ following blood-stage treatment can be a barrier to complete treatment. However, studies on access to PQ treatment have been scarce and limited in health facility-based settings. This study aimed to identify factors associated with access to PQ treatment in rural Papua New Guinea (PNG) from the community case management perspective.

Methods

A community-based, cross-sectional survey was conducted

SUBMITTER: Yoshii A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6383275 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature