Public and private sector treatment of malaria in Lao PDR》.pdf

Acta Tropica 112 (2009) 283–287 Contents lists available at ScienceDirect Acta Tropica j o u rn al h omepage: w w w. elsev /locate/actatropica Public and private sector treatment of malaria in Lao PDR Daisuke Nonaka a , Kongshin Vongseththa b , Jun Kobayashi c , Somboun Bounyadeth d , Shigeyuki Kano e , Samlane Phompida d , Masamine Jimba a,∗ a Department of Community and Global Health, Graduate School of Medicine, The University of Tokyo, Postal Code: 113-0033, Hongo 7-3-1, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo, Japan b Malaria Station, Sekong Provincial Health Office, Maihouamuang Village, Lamarm District, Sekong, Lao Democratic People’s Republic c Bureau of International Cooperation, International Medical Center of Japan, Postal Code: 162-8655, Toyama 1-21-1, Shinjyuku-ku, Tokyo, Japan d Centre of Malariology, Parasitology and Entomology, Khualuangtai Village, Chantabouly District, Vientiane, Lao Democratic People’s Republic e Department of Appropriate Technology Development and Transfer, Research Institute, International Medical Center of Japan, Postal Code: 162-8655, Toyama 1-21-1, Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo, Japan a r t i c l e i n f o a b s t r a c t Article history: This study aimed to examine the care-seeking choices for treatment of a febrile illness compatible with Received 25 September 2008 malaria in the public and private sectors in Lao PDR. We conducted interviews with 745 heads of house- Received in revised form 9 August 2009 hold in 14 villages in the Sekong province, using a structured-questionnaire. We asked each about who Accepted 10 August 2009