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SUMMARY
Historically, diagnosis and treatment of malaria in Tanzanian public health facilities was presumptive, often leading to over diagnosis of malaria and an incorrect diagnosis for patients suffering with symptoms similar to malaria both resulting in overprescription of anti-malarials. There were a higher number of patients tested by BFM (n=7795, 45%) with a much higher percentage of patients testing positive for malaria (71%) compared to those tested with RDT (n=5709, 33%) with a much lower rate of malaria positivity (14%). Comparing the diagnostic tools used on the last visit to a health . . .
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