The impact of packaging and messaging on adherence to malaria treatment: Evidence from a randomized controlled trial in Uganda
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Adherence; Malaria; Infectious diseases; Health behavior; Patient beliefs;
All these keywords.JEL classification:
- I12 - Health, Education, and Welfare - - Health - - - Health Behavior
- D83 - Microeconomics - - Information, Knowledge, and Uncertainty - - - Search; Learning; Information and Knowledge; Communication; Belief; Unawareness
- O55 - Economic Development, Innovation, Technological Change, and Growth - - Economywide Country Studies - - - Africa
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