Disparities of Plasmodium falciparum infection, malaria-related morbidity and access to malaria prevention and treatment among school-aged children: A national cross-sectional survey in Côte d'Ivoire

Malaria Journal

Volumn 14, Issue 1, 2015, Pages

  Houngbedji, Clarisse A ^a,b,c,d   N'Dri, Prisca B ^a,b   Hürlimann, Eveline ^b,c,d   Yapi, Richard B ^b,c,d,e   Silué, Kigbafori D ^b,e   Soro, Gotianwa ^f   Koudou, Benjamin G ^a,b,g   Acka, Cinthia A ^h   Assi, Serge Brice ^i,j   Vounatsou, Penelope ^c,d   N'Goran, Eliézer K ^b,e   Fantodji, Agathe ^a   Utzinger, Jürg ^c,d   Raso, Giovanna ^b,c,d  

^a UNIVERSITÉ NANGUI ABROGOUA   (Côte d’Ivoire)

^b CENTRE SUISSE DE RECHERCHES SCIENTIFIQUES EN CÔTE D'IVOIRE   (Côte d’Ivoire)

^c SWISS TROPICAL AND PUBLIC HEALTH INSTITUTE   (Switzerland)

^d UNIVERSITY OF BASEL   (Switzerland)

^e UNIVERSITÉ FÉLIX HOUPHOUËT BOIGNY   (Côte d’Ivoire)

^f Programme National de Santé Scolaire et Universitaire   (Côte d’Ivoire)

^g LIVERPOOL SCHOOL OF TROPICAL MEDICINE   (United Kingdom)

^h United Nations Children Funds   (Burundi)

ⁱ Institut Nationale de la Santé Publique   (Côte d’Ivoire)

^j Institut National d'Hygiène Publique   (Côte d’Ivoire)

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Author keywords

Access to prevention and treatment; Cross sectional survey; C te d'Ivoire; Malaria; Microscopy; Plasmodium falciparum; Rapid diagnostic test; School aged children; Self reported morbidity

Indexed keywords

HEMOGLOBIN; INSECTICIDE;

ANEMIA; ARTICLE; BED NET; BODY TEMPERATURE; CHILD; COTE D'IVOIRE; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; FEMALE; GIEMSA STAIN; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HEALTH CARE FACILITY; HOUSEHOLD; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALARIA CONTROL; MALARIA FALCIPARUM; MALE; MORBIDITY; PLASMODIUM FALCIPARUM; SCHOOL CHILD; SOCIAL STATUS; VOMITING; ADOLESCENT; BLOOD; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; INTERVIEW; MALARIA, FALCIPARUM; PARASITOLOGY; PREVALENCE; SCHOOL; SOCIOECONOMICS; STUDENT; UTILIZATION;

ADOLESCENT; BLOOD; BODY TEMPERATURE; CHILD; COTE D'IVOIRE; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HEMOGLOBINS; HUMANS; INTERVIEWS AS TOPIC; MALARIA, FALCIPARUM; MALE; MOSQUITO NETS; PREVALENCE; SCHOOLS; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; STUDENTS;

EID: 84924210885     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14752875     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1475-2875-14-7     Document Type: Article

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