Intermittent Preventive Treatment of Malaria in Children: A Qualitative Study of Community Perceptions and Recommendations in Burkina Faso and Mali

Catherine Pitt; Halimatou Diawara; Dimlawendé J. Ouédraogo; Samba Diarra; Habibou Kaboré; Kibsbila Kouéla; Abdoulaye Traoré; Alassane Dicko; Amadou T. Konaté; Daniel Chandramohan; Diadier A. Diallo; Brian Greenwood; Lesong Conteh

doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0032900

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Intermittent Preventive Treatment of Malaria in Children: A Qualitative Study of Community Perceptions and Recommendations in Burkina Faso and Mali

Catherine Pitt ,

* E-mail: catherine.pitt@lshtm.ac.uk

Affiliation Department of Global Health and Development, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, London, United Kingdom
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Halimatou Diawara,

Affiliations Malaria Research and Training Centre, Bamako, Mali, Department of Public Health, Faculty of Medicine, Pharmacy and Dentistry, University of Bamako, Bamako, Mali
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Dimlawendé J. Ouédraogo,

Affiliation Centre National de Recherche et de Formation sur le Paludisme, Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso
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Samba Diarra,

Affiliations Malaria Research and Training Centre, Bamako, Mali, Department of Public Health, Faculty of Medicine, Pharmacy and Dentistry, University of Bamako, Bamako, Mali
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Habibou Kaboré,

Affiliation Centre National de Recherche et de Formation sur le Paludisme, Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso
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Kibsbila Kouéla,

Affiliation Centre National de Recherche et de Formation sur le Paludisme, Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso
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Abdoulaye Traoré,

Affiliation Centre National de Recherche et de Formation sur le Paludisme, Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso
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Alassane Dicko,

Affiliations Malaria Research and Training Centre, Bamako, Mali, Department of Public Health, Faculty of Medicine, Pharmacy and Dentistry, University of Bamako, Bamako, Mali
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Amadou T. Konaté,

Affiliation Centre National de Recherche et de Formation sur le Paludisme, Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso
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Daniel Chandramohan,

Affiliation Department of Disease Control, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, London, United Kingdom
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Diadier A. Diallo,

Affiliation Department of Disease Control, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, London, United Kingdom
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Brian Greenwood,

Affiliation Department of Disease Control, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, London, United Kingdom
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Lesong Conteh

Affiliation Institute of Global Health Innovation, Imperial College London, London, United Kingdom
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Intermittent Preventive Treatment of Malaria in Children: A Qualitative Study of Community Perceptions and Recommendations in Burkina Faso and Mali

Catherine Pitt,
Halimatou Diawara,
Dimlawendé J. Ouédraogo,
Samba Diarra,
Habibou Kaboré,
Kibsbila Kouéla,
Abdoulaye Traoré,
Alassane Dicko,
Amadou T. Konaté,
Daniel Chandramohan

Published: March 6, 2012
https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0032900

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