Dr Clare Chandler BA MSc PhD
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- LSHTM
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- London
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Clare Chandler holds the lead core social scientist post for the ACT Consortium, a group of 16 projects funded by the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation that aim to improve the delivery of antimalarial drugs in Africa and Asia. She conducted her PhD at LSHTM on the influences on clinical decision making of health workers at district hospitals in northeast Tanzania, with a special interest in malaria overdiagnosis. She now works on operational research projects within the ACT Consortium using social science methods to design and evaluate interventions to improve access and targeting of antimalarial drugs in Africa and Asia.
Affiliation
Teaching
Organises and lectures on the Medical Anthropology module as well as lecturing and teaching on the Malaria Module, Principles of Social Research Module and the Applying Public Health Principles in Developing Countries module. She also tutors for the Public Health in Developing Countries MSc and the Public Health MSc.
Research
Her interests lie in the application of anthropological methods and critiques to the development and evaluation of complex interventions. Her fields of research are in public and private health care provider practices and community treatment seeking, particularly regarding access to antimalarial drugs and use of diagnostic technologies.
Research areas
- Behaviour change
- Clinical guidelines
- Complex interventions
- Diagnostics
- Evaluation
- Health services research
- Health workers
- Implementation research
- Mixed methods
- Primary care
- Qualitative methods
- Quality improvement
Disciplines
- Anthropology
- Operational research
Disease and Health Conditions
- Malaria
Regions
- Sub-Saharan Africa (developing only)
Countries
- Cameroon
- Nigeria
- Tanzania
- Uganda
Other interests
- Access To Medicines
- Interdisciplinary research
- Malaria Centre
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Selected publications
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'As a clinician, you are not managing lab results, you are managing the patient': How the enactment of malaria at health facilities in Cameroon compares with new WHO guidelines for the use of malaria tests.
Chandler, C.I. ; Mangham, L. ; Njei, A.N. ; Achonduh, O. ; Mbacham, W.F. ; Wiseman, V. ;
Soc Sci Med, 2012;
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Introducing malaria rapid diagnostic tests at registered drug shops in Uganda: Limitations of diagnostic testing in the reality of diagnosis.
Chandler, C.I. ; Hall-Clifford, R. ; Asaph, T. ; Pascal, M. ; Clarke, S. ; Mbonye, A.K. ;
Soc Sci Med, 2011;
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Quality assurance of qualitative research: a review of the discourse.
Reynolds, J. ; Kizito, J. ; Ezumah, N. ; Mangesho, P. ; Allen, E. ; Chandler, C. ;
Health Res Policy Syst, 2011; 9(1):43
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How can malaria rapid diagnostic tests achieve their potential? A qualitative study of a trial at health facilities in Ghana.
Chandler, C.I.; Whitty, C.J.; Ansah, E.K.;
Malar J, 2010; 9:95
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Motivation, money and respect: A mixed-method study of Tanzanian non-physician clinicians.
Chandler, C.I.; Chonya, S.; Mtei, F.; Reyburn, H.; Whitty, C.J.;
Soc Sci Med, 2009; 68(11):2078-88
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Malaria overdiagnosis: is patient pressure the problem?
Chandler, C.I.; Mwangi, R.; Mbakilwa, H.; Olomi, R.; Whitty, C.J.; Reyburn, H.;
Health Policy Plan, 2008; 23(3):170-8
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Guidelines and mindlines: why do clinical staff over-diagnose malaria in Tanzania? A qualitative study.
Chandler, C.I.; Jones, C.; Boniface, G.; Juma, K.; Reyburn, H.; Whitty, C.J.;
Malar J, 2008; 7:53
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The importance of context in malaria diagnosis and treatment decisions - a quantitative analysis of observed clinical encounters in Tanzania.
Chandler, C.I.; Chonya, S.; Boniface, G.; Juma, K.; Reyburn, H.; Whitty, C.J.;
Trop Med Int Health, 2008; 13(9):1131-42
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