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Utilization of insecticide-treated bed nets and care-seeking for fever and its associated socio-demographic and geographical factors among under-five children in different regions: evidence from the Myanmar Demographic and Health Survey, 2015–2016

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insecticide-treated bed nets, fever, socio-demographic, geographical factors, under-five children, different regions, Myanmar, Demographic, Health Survey, 2015–2016

Author(s):

Kyi Thar Min, Thae Maung Maung, Myo Minn Oo, Tin Oo, Zaw Lin, Aung Thi and Jaya Prasad Tripathy

Reference:

Malaria Journal 2020 19:7, 6 January 2020

Malaria is one of the top-five contributors to under-5 deaths in Myanmar. Use of insecticide-treated nets (ITN) and receiving early appropriate care in case of fever are the core interventions to prevent malaria and its complications and thereby deaths. This study aimed to assess among the under-five children, (a) utilization of ITNs and its associated factors, (b) care-seeking behaviour among their caregivers and its associated factors and uptake of malaria testing among those with fever in the last 2 weeks.

NOT Open Access | Estimation of Malaria-Attributable Fever in Malaria Test-Positive Febrile Outpatients in Three Provinces of Mozambique, 2018

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fever, malaria, Test-Positive, febrile outpatients, Mozambique

Author(s):

Plucinski MM, Candrinho B, Dimene M, Smith T, Thwing J, Colborn J, Rogier E, Zulliger R.

Reference:

Am J Trop Med Hyg. 2019 Nov 4

Like most malaria-endemic countries, Mozambique relies on tabulation of confirmed malaria test–positive febrile patients to track incidence of malaria. However, this approach is potentially biased by incidental malaria parasitemia in patients with fever of another etiology.

Country:

Mozambique

Medical Condition:

malaria

The Fever - a film by Katharina Weingartner

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film, fever

The Fever portrays the fight against malaria as a case study--in greed and courage. For The Fever Katharina Weingartner focuses on the complex history, present and future of malaria and observes the search for a solution. Could millions of deaths have been prevented, if ancient medical knowledge had been taken more seriously?

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