Association between malaria control and paediatric blood transfusions in rural Zambia: An interrupted time-series analysis

Malaria Journal

Volumn 13, Issue 1, 2014, Pages

  Comfort, Alison B ^a   Van Dijk, Janneke H ^b   Mharakurwa, Sungano ^b   Stillman, Kathryn ^a   Johns, Benjamin ^a   Hathi, Payal ^a   Korde, Sonali ^c   Craig, Allen S ^d,e   Nachbar, Nancy ^a   Derriennic, Yann ^a   Gabert, Rose ^a,f   Thuma, Philip E ^b  

^a ABT ASSOCIATES   (United States)

^b Macha Research Trust   (Zambia)

^c UNITED STATES AGENCY FOR INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT   (United States)

^d Ctr for Hlth Sci and Social Res   (Zambia)

^e CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION   (United States)

^f UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

Author keywords

Blood transfusion; Malaria control; Paediatric hospital admissions; Severe malarial anaemia; Sub Saharan Africa; Time series; Zambia

Indexed keywords

ARTEMISININ;

ANEMIA; ARTICLE; BLOOD TRANSFUSION; CHILD; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DISEASE SEVERITY; FEMALE; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; INDOOR RESIDUAL SPRAYING; INSECTICIDE TREATED NET; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALARIA; MALARIA CONTROL; MALARIA RAPID TEST; MALE; OUTPATIENT CARE; PEDIATRICS; RESIDENTIAL CARE; RURAL AREA; RURAL HEALTH CARE; SECONDARY CARE CENTER; TIME SERIES ANALYSIS; ZAMBIA; BLOOD; EPIDEMIOLOGY; HOSPITALIZATION; INFANT; NEWBORN; PARASITOLOGY; PRESCHOOL CHILD; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA; TRENDS;

ANEMIA; BLOOD TRANSFUSION; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; INTERRUPTED TIME SERIES ANALYSIS; MALARIA; ZAMBIA;

EID: 84930278646     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14752875     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1475-2875-13-383     Document Type: Article

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