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Determinants of delay in seeking malaria treatment for children under-five years in parts of South Eastern Nigeria.

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العنوان: Determinants of delay in seeking malaria treatment for children under-five years in parts of South Eastern Nigeria.
المؤلفون: Chukwuocha UM; Department of Public Health Technology, School of Health Technology, Federal University of Technology, P.M.B 1526, Owerri, Imo State, Nigeria, uchukwuocha@gmail.com., Okpanma AC, Nwakwuo GC, Dozie IN
المصدر: Journal of community health [J Community Health] 2014 Dec; Vol. 39 (6), pp. 1171-8.
نوع المنشور: Journal Article
اللغة: English
بيانات الدورية: Publisher: Springer Country of Publication: Netherlands NLM ID: 7600747 Publication Model: Print Cited Medium: Internet ISSN: 1573-3610 (Electronic) Linking ISSN: 00945145 NLM ISO Abbreviation: J Community Health Subsets: MEDLINE
أسماء مطبوعة: Publication: Amsterdam : Springer
Original Publication: New York, Human Sciences Press.
مواضيع طبية MeSH: Patient Acceptance of Health Care*, Malaria/*therapy, Adolescent ; Adult ; Age Distribution ; Child, Preschool ; Family Characteristics ; Female ; Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice ; Humans ; Infant ; Malaria/diagnosis ; Male ; Medicine, African Traditional ; Middle Aged ; Nigeria ; Social Class ; Time-to-Treatment ; Treatment Outcome ; Young Adult
مستخلص: One of the components of the current WHO strategy to fight malaria is early recognition and prompt and appropriate treatment. We investigated determinants of delay in seeking early and appropriate malaria treatment for children (0-5 years) in Ohaji/Egbema, South Eastern Nigeria. Data was collected using structured pre-tested questionnaires elicited in the local language (Igbo) to 738 consenting mothers within the child bearing age (15-49 years). About twenty-two percent (22%) of the respondents sought treatment within 24 h for their children with malaria and were excluded from further investigation. More than half of the remaining respondents (51.5%) delayed in seeking treatment because they had to watch their children for some days, while 21.4% were due to financial difficulties. The age, parity, marital status/type of marriage and educational attainment of the mothers including family social-economic status were found to be statistically related to delay in seeking appropriate treatment (P < 0.05). Wrong first line treatment choices by the respondents also contributed to this delay. These results underscore the need to improve awareness of mothers and caregivers on the need and ways of seeking early, appropriate and effective treatment for their children who have malaria. This is very important if the WHO strategy of early recognition, prompt and appropriate treatment is to be effective so as to sufficiently reduce mortality and morbidity due to malaria among children in endemic rural areas. It will also aid in the proper management and treatment of other childhood febrile illnesses.
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تواريخ الأحداث: Date Created: 20140415 Date Completed: 20160515 Latest Revision: 20220408
رمز التحديث: 20240628
DOI: 10.1007/s10900-014-9872-4
PMID: 24729003
قاعدة البيانات: MEDLINE
الوصف
تدمد:1573-3610
DOI:10.1007/s10900-014-9872-4