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. 2000 Sep 23;356(9235):1084.
doi: 10.1016/s0140-6736(00)02739-2.

Assessment of a 1-year teaching programme in Zanzibar, Tanzania

G Birrell, K G Birrell

Assessment of a 1-year teaching programme in Zanzibar, Tanzania

G Birrell et al. Lancet. .

Abstract

We assessed whether a 1-year teaching programme in northern Zanzibar would improve prescribing practice. Data on polypharmacy and appropriateness of the treatment of upper-respiratory infection, anaemia, and scabies from the 17 primary health-care units in northern Zanzibar were analysed before and after the teaching programme. There was a significant and sustained reduction in polypharmacy and an improvement in the treatment of upper-respiratory infection, scabies, and anaemia. This teaching programme has been successful in improving prescribing practices in a less-developed country.

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  • Use of medication in Zanzibar.
    Holloway K, Hutin Y. Holloway K, et al. Lancet. 2001 Jan 27;357(9252):307-8. doi: 10.1016/S0140-6736(05)71749-9. Lancet. 2001. PMID: 11214153 No abstract available.

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