The role of shops in the treatment and prevention of childhood malaria on the coast of Kenya
Snow RW;Peshu N;Forster D;Mwenesi H;Marsh K;;
transactions of the royal society of tropical medicine and hygiene1970Vol. 86pp. -
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Abstract
A community survey of 388 mothers in a rural and peri-urban population surrounding a district hospital on the coast of Kenya revealed that the preferred choice of treatment for childhood febrile illnesses was with proprietary drugs bought over the counter at shops and kiosks (72% of interviews). 67% …