TY - JOUR AU - Sserwanga, Asadu AU - Sears, David AU - Kapella, Bryan K. AU - Kigozi, Ruth AU - Rubahika, Denis AU - Staedke, Sarah G. AU - Kamya, Moses AU - Yoon, Steven S. AU - Chang, Michelle A. AU - Dorsey, Grant AU - Mpimbaza, Arthur PY - 2015 DA - 2015/08/27 TI - Anti-malarial prescription practices among children admitted to six public hospitals in Uganda from 2011 to 2013 JO - Malaria Journal SP - 331 VL - 14 IS - 1 AB - In 2011, Uganda’s Ministry of Health switched policy from presumptive treatment of malaria to recommending parasitological diagnosis prior to treatment, resulting in an expansion of diagnostic services at all levels of public health facilities including hospitals. Despite this change, anti-malarial drugs are often prescribed even when test results are negative. Presented is data on anti-malarial prescription practices among hospitalized children who underwent diagnostic testing after adoption of new treatment guidelines. SN - 1475-2875 UR - https://doi.org/10.1186/s12936-015-0851-8 DO - 10.1186/s12936-015-0851-8 ID - Sserwanga2015 ER -