What is the role of informal healthcare providers in developing countries? A systematic review
M Sudhinaraset, M Ingram, HK Lofthouse, D Montagu - PloS one, 2013 - journals.plos.org
Informal health care providers (IPs) comprise a significant component of health systems in
developing nations. Yet little is known about the most basic characteristics of performance …
developing nations. Yet little is known about the most basic characteristics of performance …
A systematic review of the role of proprietary and patent medicine vendors in healthcare provision in Nigeria
N Beyeler, J Liu, M Sieverding - PloS one, 2015 - journals.plos.org
Background Interventions to reduce the burden of disease and mortality in sub-Saharan
Africa increasingly recognize the important role that drug retailers play in delivering basic …
Africa increasingly recognize the important role that drug retailers play in delivering basic …
Local barriers and solutions to improve care-seeking for childhood pneumonia, diarrhoea and malaria in Kenya, Nigeria and Niger: a qualitative study
KJA Bedford, AB Sharkey - PloS one, 2014 - journals.plos.org
We present qualitative research findings on care-seeking and treatment uptake for
pneumonia, diarrhoea and malaria among children under 5 in Kenya, Nigeria and Niger …
pneumonia, diarrhoea and malaria among children under 5 in Kenya, Nigeria and Niger …
Private retail drug shops: what they are, how they operate, and implications for health care delivery in rural Uganda
C Mayora, FE Kitutu, NB Kandala… - BMC health services …, 2018 - Springer
Background Retail drug shops play a significant role in managing pediatric fevers in rural
areas in Uganda. Targeted interventions to improve drug seller practices require …
areas in Uganda. Targeted interventions to improve drug seller practices require …
Operations and roles of patent and proprietary medicine vendors in selected rural communities in Edu Local Government Area, Kwara State, north-central Nigeria
KA Durowade, OA Bolarinwa, CJ Fenenga… - Journal of Community …, 2018 - ajol.info
Background: Patent and Proprietary Medicine Vendors (PPMVs) are a ubiquitous feature of
the informal health sector in many African countries including Nigeria. Little has been …
the informal health sector in many African countries including Nigeria. Little has been …
An assessment of the quality of advice provided by patent medicine vendors to users of oral contraceptive pills in urban Nigeria
Introduction In Nigeria about 50% of oral contraceptive pill users obtain their products from
proprietary patent medicine vendors (PPMVs). This group of service providers are poorly …
proprietary patent medicine vendors (PPMVs). This group of service providers are poorly …
Information, regulation and coordination: realist analysis of the efforts of community health committees to limit informal health care providers in Nigeria
S Abimbola, K Ogunsina, AN Charles-Okoli… - Health Economics …, 2016 - Springer
One of the consequences of ineffective governments is that they leave space for unlicensed
and unregulated informal providers without formal training to deliver a large proportion of …
and unregulated informal providers without formal training to deliver a large proportion of …
Patent medicine sellers: how can they help control childhood malaria?
Roll Back Malaria Initiative encourages participation of private health providers in malaria
control because mothers seek care for sick children from them. This study investigated …
control because mothers seek care for sick children from them. This study investigated …
[HTML][HTML] Is there a role for patent medicine vendors in tuberculosis control in southern Nigeria?
NG Onyeneho, JN Chukwu - Journal of health, population, and …, 2010 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Patent medicine vendors (PMVs) are a ubiquitous feature of the informal health sector in
Nigeria. A previous study on healthcare-seeking behaviour of persons with chronic cough in …
Nigeria. A previous study on healthcare-seeking behaviour of persons with chronic cough in …
Awareness of anti-malarial policy and malaria treatment practices of patent medicine vendors in three Nigerian states
O Oladepo, W Brieger, B Adeoye, B Lawal, DH Peters - 2011 - adhlui.com.ui.edu.ng
Introduction: This paper assesses Patent Medicine Vendors'(PMVs) practices, awareness of
new Nigerian Artemisinin Combination Therapy (ACT) policy, the anti-malarial drugs in stock …
new Nigerian Artemisinin Combination Therapy (ACT) policy, the anti-malarial drugs in stock …