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| Title |
Febrile illness management in children under five years of age: a qualitative pilot study on primary health care workers’ practices in Zanzibar
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| Published in |
Malaria Journal, January 2013
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| DOI | 10.1186/1475-2875-12-37 |
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| Authors |
Kimberly Baltzell, Kristina Elfving, Deler Shakely, Abdullah S Ali, Mwinyi Msellem, Shilpa Gulati, Andreas Mårtensson |
| Abstract |
In Zanzibar, malaria prevalence dropped substantially in the last decade and presently most febrile patients seen in primary health care facilities (PHCF) test negative for malaria. The availability of rapid diagnostic tests (RDTs) allows rural health workers to reliably rule out malaria in fever patients. However, additional diagnostic tools to identify alternative fever causes are scarce, often leaving RDT-negative patients without a clear diagnosis and management plan. This pilot study aimed to explore health workers' practices with febrile children and identify factors influencing their diagnostic and management decisions in non-malarial fever patients. |
Mendeley readers
The data shown below were compiled from readership statistics for 181 Mendeley readers of this research output. Click here to see the associated Mendeley record.
Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 2 | 1% |
| United Kingdom | 2 | 1% |
| Ghana | 1 | <1% |
| Australia | 1 | <1% |
| South Africa | 1 | <1% |
| Canada | 1 | <1% |
| Cambodia | 1 | <1% |
| Unknown | 172 | 95% |
Demographic breakdown
| Readers by professional status | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Student > Master | 38 | 21% |
| Researcher | 25 | 14% |
| Student > Ph. D. Student | 20 | 11% |
| Student > Bachelor | 20 | 11% |
| Student > Doctoral Student | 13 | 7% |
| Other | 34 | 19% |
| Unknown | 31 | 17% |
| Readers by discipline | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Medicine and Dentistry | 53 | 29% |
| Social Sciences | 26 | 14% |
| Nursing and Health Professions | 23 | 13% |
| Agricultural and Biological Sciences | 13 | 7% |
| Computer Science | 3 | 2% |
| Other | 24 | 13% |
| Unknown | 39 | 22% |