Table 2 Some issues raised by drug shop vendors during supervision

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What will the drug shop vendors do when the study ends?

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Due to poverty, there are some people who still want to buy less tablets of ACT and they end up taking an under-dose

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Some caretakers leave patients at home and come to buy anti-malarial drugs, hence it can be difficult to get blood for testing

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Some patients fear to be pricked for the blood sample

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Some patients/caretakers asked for the results of the research slide (control arm)

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Some patients with danger signs do not comply when referred because they do not receive adequate care at health units

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The referral forms are ignored and despised by the staff at health facilities because they are written in Luganda (local language)

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After hearing about mRDT some people also came for other tests like HIV, typhoid and syphilis.