- Malaria remains a major health priority in Nigeria. Among children with fever who seek care, less than a quarter gets tested for malaria, leading to inappropriate use of the recommended treatment for malaria; Artemether Combination Therapies (ACT). Here we test an innovative strategy to target ACT subsidies to clients seeking care in Nigeria's private retail health sector who have a confirmed malaria diagnosis. We supported point-of-care malaria testing (mRDTs) in 48 Private Medicine Retailers (PMRs) in the city of Lagos, Nigeria and randomized them to two study arms; a control arm offering subsidized mRDT testing for USD $0.66, and an intervention arm where, in addition to ... [Read More]
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- Data Citation
- O'Meara, W. P. & Visser, T. (2025). Data from: A cluster-randomized trial of client and provider directed financial interventions to align incentives with appropriate case management in private medicine retailers: results of the TESTsmART Trial in Lagos, Nigeria. Duke Research Data Repository. https://doi.org/10.7924/r4t72nn6z
- DOI
- 10.7924/r4t72nn6z
- Subject
- Publication Date
- February 18, 2025
- ARK
- ark:/87924/r4t72nn6z
- Publisher
- Collection Dates
- March 1, 2022 to February 28, 2023
- Location
- Lagos, Lagos, Nigeria
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- Funding Agency
- National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases
- Grant Number
- 5R01AI141444-02
- Contact
- Wendy P. O'Meara: wendy.omeara@duke.edu, https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9455-3965
- Title
- Data from: A cluster-randomized trial of client and provider directed financial interventions to align incentives with appropriate case management in private medicine retailers: results of the TESTsmART Trial in Lagos, Nigeria
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