Practice of antimalarial prescription to patients with negative rapid test results and associated factors among health workers in Oyo State Nigeria

摘要

IntroductionContrary to World Health Organizations recommendations, health workers (HWs) still prescribe antimalarials to malaria rapid diagnostic test (mRDT)-negative patients, thus increasing overuse and the risk of parasite resistance to the antimalarials. The reasons for this are not clear. We identified factors associated with antimalarial prescription to mRDT-negative patients.