Treatment-seeking paths in the management of severe malaria in children under 15 years of age treated in reference hospitals of Kinshasa, democratic republic of Congo

Tropical Medicine and Health

Volumn 43, Issue 1, 2015, Pages 11-19

  Ilunga Ilunga, Félicien ^a,b   Levêque, Alain ^b   Ngongo, Léon Okenge ^c   Laokri, Samia ^b   Dramaix, Michèle ^b  

^a Institut Supérieur des Techniques Médicales de Kinshasa   (Congo)

^b UNIVERSITÉ LIBRE DE BRUXELLES   (Belgium)

^c Université Notre Dame de Tshiumbe Democratic Republic of Congo   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Households; Kinshasa (DRC); Severe malaria; Treatment seeking path

Indexed keywords

AMODIAQUINE PLUS ARTESUNATE; ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; ANTIPYRETIC AGENT; ARTEMISININ; CHLOROQUINE; QUININE;

ADOLESCENT; ANEMIA; ARTICLE; CHILD; CHILD HOSPITALIZATION; CONGO; CONVULSION; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FATALITY; FEMALE; HEALTH CENTER; HELP SEEKING BEHAVIOR; HOUSEHOLD; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALARIA; MALE; MORTALITY; PATIENT ATTITUDE; PUBLIC HEALTH; RELIGION; RESPIRATORY DISTRESS; SELF MEDICATION; SOCIAL STATUS; TREATMENT PLANNING;

EID: 84922295434     PISSN: 13488945     EISSN: 13494147     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2149/tmh.2014-19     Document Type: Article

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