Distribution of malaria patients seeking care in different types of health facilities during the implementation of National Malaria Elimination Programme.
Gang LiDonglan Stacy ZhangZhuo ChenDa FengXiaoyu ChenShang-Feng TangHeejung SonZhenhua WangYuanhang XiZhanchun FengPublished in: Malaria journal (2020)
During the implementation of NMEP, malaria patients tended to seek care in tertiary hospitals and prefecture-level hospitals, and more than half of patients could be treated in hospitals in prefecture-level areas. In the current phase, it is necessary to establish referral system from county-level hospitals to higher-level hospitals for malaria treatment.