About 14% of the global burden of disease has been attributed to neuropsychiatric
disorders, mostly due to the chronically disabling nature of depression and other common …

Medicine sellers are widely used for fever and malaria treatment in sub-Saharan Africa, but
concerns surround the appropriateness of drugs and information provided. There is …

Context Effective and affordable treatment is recommended for all cases of malaria within 24
h of the onset of illness. Most cases of" malaria"(ie, fever) are self-diagnosed and most …

In this lesson-packed book, Mark Nichter, one of the world's leading medical
anthropologists, summarizes what more than a quarter-century of health social science …

In 1996, Social Science & Medicine published a review of treatment seeking for malaria
(McCombie, 1996). Since that time, a significant amount of socio-behavioral research on the …

OBJECTIVE: To evaluate the relative cost-effectiveness in different sub-Saharan African
settings of presumptive treatment, field-standard microscopy and rapid diagnostic tests …

In poor countries, tragically, people die unnecessarily. Having changed our understanding
about issues related to poverty, even in the fight against malaria we must keep in mind a …

Malaria is an increasing worldwide threat, with more than three hundred million infections
and one million deaths every year. The worlds poorest are the worst affected, and many treat …

Background Malaria is one of the leading causes of mortality and morbidity in Nigeria. It is
not known how user fees introduced under the Bamako Initiative (BI) system affect …

Background Self-medication is a universal challenge that requires attention because of the
potential threat not only to the pregnant women but also to unborn child. Data on self …