Reduced paediatric hospitalizations for malaria and febrile illness patterns following implementation of community-based malaria control programme in rural Rwanda

Malaria Journal

Volumn 7, Issue , 2008, Pages

  Sievers, Amy C ^a,b   Lewey, Jenifer ^b,c   Musafiri, Placide ^b,d   Franke, Molly F ^b   Bucyibaruta, Blaise J ^b   Stulac, Sara N ^a,b   Rich, Michael L ^a,b   Karema, Corine ^d   Daily, Johanna P ^a  

^a BRIGHAM AND WOMEN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b PARTNERS IN HEALTH   (United States)

^c HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^d Prog Natl Lutte Contre le P   (Rwanda)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMODIAQUINE; ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; ANTIMALARIAL AGENT; FANSIDAR; HEMOGLOBIN; INSECTICIDE; QUININE;

ANEMIA; ANTIMICROBIAL THERAPY; ARTICLE; CHILD HOSPITALIZATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DISEASE CONTROL; DISEASE MARKER; DISEASE SEVERITY; FEMALE; FEVER; HEALTH AUXILIARY; HEALTH PROGRAM; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; INFANT; LABORATORY DIAGNOSIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALARIA; MALARIA CONTROL; MALE; MEDICAL RECORD REVIEW; MICROSCOPY; NEWBORN; PARASITE TRANSMISSION; PARASITEMIA; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PUBLIC HOSPITAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; RURAL AREA; RWANDA; SEASONAL VARIATION; CHILD; HOSPITALIZATION; INFECTION CONTROL; METHODOLOGY; MOSQUITO; PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT; RURAL POPULATION; STATISTICS; UTILIZATION REVIEW;

ANEMIA; ANTIMALARIALS; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; COMMUNICABLE DISEASE CONTROL; FEMALE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; MALARIA; MALE; MOSQUITO CONTROL; PARASITEMIA; PROTECTIVE DEVICES; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RURAL POPULATION; RWANDA;

EID: 53249123167     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14752875     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1475-2875-7-167     Document Type: Article

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