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CARE-SEEKING BEHAVIOR FOR FEVER IN CHILDREN UNDER FIVE YEARS IN AN URBAN AREA IN EASTERN SUDAN
BACKGROUND: Early diagnosis and prompt treatment are the basic elements of malaria control. The mother's perceptions about the cause of the fever, duration of sickness, accessibility and the anticipated cost of treatment, frequent use of traditional medicine, and judgement of the severity of th...
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3410115/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23012140 |
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author | Salah, Muntasir T. Adam, Ishag Malik, Elfatih M. |
author_facet | Salah, Muntasir T. Adam, Ishag Malik, Elfatih M. |
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description | BACKGROUND: Early diagnosis and prompt treatment are the basic elements of malaria control. The mother's perceptions about the cause of the fever, duration of sickness, accessibility and the anticipated cost of treatment, frequent use of traditional medicine, and judgement of the severity of the fever are the most important determinants for effective treatment of fever in children. SUBJECTS AND METHODS: This cross-sectional study was conducted in Kassala city, in Eastern Sudan to investigate the caregivers’ care-seeking behaviour related to fever among children < 5 years. Data was collected by trained social workers using a structured questionnaire and was analysed by means of SPSS. RESULTS: Three-hundred fifty housewives were interviewed. The majority (85.7%) had had at least basic education and 244 (69.7%) were full-time housewives. A total of 237 (67.7%) mothers were found to have adequate knowledge about malaria. Malaria was perceived by only 143 (40.9%) of the respondents as a cause of low grade fever and this percentage was almost doubled in the case of high fever. There were similar findings with respect to the selection of treatment sources and the use of antimalarial drugs. High fever urged 319 (91.1%) to seek advice from health workers and 281 (80.3%) to take drugs other than chloroquine. CONCLUSION: The intensity of fever (low/ high) governed the respondent's perceived causes of fever, decision about available treatment options and the type of antimalarial drugs they used. Health education programmes should focus on the importance of seeking early advice, compliance with prescribed treatment and awareness and handling of danger signs before presenting at health facility. |
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spelling | pubmed-34101152012-09-24 CARE-SEEKING BEHAVIOR FOR FEVER IN CHILDREN UNDER FIVE YEARS IN AN URBAN AREA IN EASTERN SUDAN Salah, Muntasir T. Adam, Ishag Malik, Elfatih M. J Family Community Med Original Article BACKGROUND: Early diagnosis and prompt treatment are the basic elements of malaria control. The mother's perceptions about the cause of the fever, duration of sickness, accessibility and the anticipated cost of treatment, frequent use of traditional medicine, and judgement of the severity of the fever are the most important determinants for effective treatment of fever in children. SUBJECTS AND METHODS: This cross-sectional study was conducted in Kassala city, in Eastern Sudan to investigate the caregivers’ care-seeking behaviour related to fever among children < 5 years. Data was collected by trained social workers using a structured questionnaire and was analysed by means of SPSS. RESULTS: Three-hundred fifty housewives were interviewed. The majority (85.7%) had had at least basic education and 244 (69.7%) were full-time housewives. A total of 237 (67.7%) mothers were found to have adequate knowledge about malaria. Malaria was perceived by only 143 (40.9%) of the respondents as a cause of low grade fever and this percentage was almost doubled in the case of high fever. There were similar findings with respect to the selection of treatment sources and the use of antimalarial drugs. High fever urged 319 (91.1%) to seek advice from health workers and 281 (80.3%) to take drugs other than chloroquine. CONCLUSION: The intensity of fever (low/ high) governed the respondent's perceived causes of fever, decision about available treatment options and the type of antimalarial drugs they used. Health education programmes should focus on the importance of seeking early advice, compliance with prescribed treatment and awareness and handling of danger signs before presenting at health facility. Medknow Publications & Media Pvt Ltd 2007 /pmc/articles/PMC3410115/ /pubmed/23012140 Text en Copyright: © Journal of Family and Community Medicine http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0 This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial-Share Alike 3.0 Unported, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited. |
spellingShingle | Original Article Salah, Muntasir T. Adam, Ishag Malik, Elfatih M. CARE-SEEKING BEHAVIOR FOR FEVER IN CHILDREN UNDER FIVE YEARS IN AN URBAN AREA IN EASTERN SUDAN |
title | CARE-SEEKING BEHAVIOR FOR FEVER IN CHILDREN UNDER FIVE YEARS IN AN URBAN AREA IN EASTERN SUDAN |
title_full | CARE-SEEKING BEHAVIOR FOR FEVER IN CHILDREN UNDER FIVE YEARS IN AN URBAN AREA IN EASTERN SUDAN |
title_fullStr | CARE-SEEKING BEHAVIOR FOR FEVER IN CHILDREN UNDER FIVE YEARS IN AN URBAN AREA IN EASTERN SUDAN |
title_full_unstemmed | CARE-SEEKING BEHAVIOR FOR FEVER IN CHILDREN UNDER FIVE YEARS IN AN URBAN AREA IN EASTERN SUDAN |
title_short | CARE-SEEKING BEHAVIOR FOR FEVER IN CHILDREN UNDER FIVE YEARS IN AN URBAN AREA IN EASTERN SUDAN |
title_sort | care-seeking behavior for fever in children under five years in an urban area in eastern sudan |
topic | Original Article |
url | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3410115/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23012140 |
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