Understanding Private Sector Antimalarial Distribution Chains: A Cross-Sectional Mixed Methods Study in Six Malaria-Endemic Countries

Benjamin Palafox; Edith Patouillard; Sarah Tougher; Catherine Goodman; Kara Hanson; Immo Kleinschmidt; Sergio Torres Rueda; Sabine Kiefer; Kathryn A. O’Connell; Cyprien Zinsou; Sochea Phok; Louis Akulayi; Ekundayo Arogundade; Peter Buyungo; Felton Mpasela; Desmond Chavasse

doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0093763

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Understanding Private Sector Antimalarial Distribution Chains: A Cross-Sectional Mixed Methods Study in Six Malaria-Endemic Countries

Benjamin Palafox ,

* E-mail: benjamin.palafox@lshtm.ac.uk

Affiliation London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, London, United Kingdom
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Edith Patouillard,

Affiliation London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, London, United Kingdom
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Sarah Tougher,

Affiliation London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, London, United Kingdom
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Catherine Goodman,

Affiliation London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, London, United Kingdom
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Kara Hanson,

Affiliation London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, London, United Kingdom
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Immo Kleinschmidt,

Affiliation London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, London, United Kingdom
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Sergio Torres Rueda,

Affiliation London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, London, United Kingdom
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Sabine Kiefer,

Affiliation Swiss Tropical and Public Health Institute, Basel, Switzerland
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Kathryn A. O’Connell,

Affiliation Population Services International, Malaria and Child Survival Department, Nairobi, Kenya
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Cyprien Zinsou,

Affiliation Association Béninoise pour le Marketing Social/Population Services International, Cotonou, Benin
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Sochea Phok,

Affiliation Population Services International Cambodia, Phnom Penh, Kingdom of Cambodia
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Louis Akulayi,

Affiliation Association de Santé Familiale, Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of Congo
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Ekundayo Arogundade,

Affiliation Society for Family Health, Abuja, Nigeria
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Peter Buyungo,

Affiliation Programme for Accessible Health, Communication and Education, Kampala, Uganda
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Felton Mpasela,

Affiliation Society for Family Health, Lusaka, Zambia
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Desmond Chavasse

Affiliation Population Services International, Malaria and Child Survival Department, Nairobi, Kenya
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Understanding Private Sector Antimalarial Distribution Chains: A Cross-Sectional Mixed Methods Study in Six Malaria-Endemic Countries

Benjamin Palafox,
Edith Patouillard,
Sarah Tougher,
Catherine Goodman,
Kara Hanson,
Immo Kleinschmidt,
Sergio Torres Rueda,
Sabine Kiefer,
Kathryn A. O’Connell,
Cyprien Zinsou

Published: April 3, 2014
https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0093763

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Publisher's Note: Typographical error in Author Contributions

Posted by PLOS_ONE_Group on 19 Jun 2014 at 18:02 GMT

There are typographical errors in the Author Contributions section of the article. These errors were introduced while the manuscript was being prepared for publication. The correct Author Contributions are below:

Analyzed the data: BP, EP, ST, CG, KH, IK, STR, SK. Designed study and developed study objectives: BP, EP, ST, CG, KH, IK, KOC, DC. Adapted country-specific study designs, implemented data collection, interpreted results: BP, EP, ST, CG, KH, CZ, SP, LA, EA, PB, FM. Wrote the first draft of the manuscript: BP. Revised early drafts of the manuscript: EP, ST, CG, KH. Critically reviewed later drafts and approved the final manuscript: BP, EP, ST, CG, KH, IK, STR, SK, KOC, CZ, SP, LA, EA, PB, FM, DC.

No competing interests declared.

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