Utilization of malaria diagnostic tests and receipt of anti-malarial drugs by febrile patients attending outpatient departments of health center IVs in Mukono district, Uganda

摘要

Background: Failure to demonstrate the presence of malaria parasites prior to treatment with anti-malarial drugs remains a challenge in Uganda, often resulting into over-prescription of anti-malarial drugs to febrile patients suspected of malaria. The aim of this study was to describe the role of utilization of malaria diagnostic tests and associated factors in the receipt of anti-malarial drugs among febrile patients suspected of malaria.