Understanding barriers to effective malaria diagnosis and treatment: A mixed-methods study in Uganda, Nigeria, and Ivory Coast.

Otsyula N, Polavarapu NK, Syntosi A, Bench W, Kaur G, Meadows A, West RL, Dewhurst M, Mishra PK, Obi IO, Idayat Adigun O, Odongo EN, Nanziri P, Boulton C

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DOI: 10.1371/journal.pgph.0006921
Published: 2026
Container: PLOS global public health
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@article{allodium:10.1371/journal.pgph.0006921,
  title = {Understanding barriers to effective malaria diagnosis and treatment: A mixed-methods study in Uganda, Nigeria, and Ivory Coast.},
  author = {Otsyula N and Polavarapu NK and Syntosi A and Bench W and Kaur G and Meadows A and West RL and Dewhurst M and Mishra PK and Obi IO and Idayat Adigun O and Odongo EN and Nanziri P and Boulton C},
  year = {2026},
  journal = {PLOS global public health},
  doi = {10.1371/journal.pgph.0006921},
  url = {https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pgph.0006921}
}

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AU  - Polavarapu NK
AU  - Syntosi A
AU  - Bench W
AU  - Kaur G
AU  - Meadows A
AU  - West RL
AU  - Dewhurst M
AU  - Mishra PK
AU  - Obi IO
AU  - Idayat Adigun O
AU  - Odongo EN
AU  - Nanziri P
AU  - Boulton C
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JO  - PLOS global public health
DO  - 10.1371/journal.pgph.0006921
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N, O., NK, P., A, S., W, B., G, K., A, M., RL, W., M, D., PK, M., IO, O., O, I. A., EN, O., P, N., & C, B. (2026). Understanding barriers to effective malaria diagnosis and treatment: A mixed-methods study in Uganda, Nigeria, and Ivory Coast.. PLOS global public health. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pgph.0006921

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