Diarrhoea, pneumonia and malaria are the largest contributors to childhood mortality in sub-
Saharan Africa. While supply side efforts to deliver effective and affordable interventions are …

Background Increasing access to health care services is considered central to improving the
health of populations. Existing reviews to understand factors affecting access to health care …

Background Prompt access to effective treatment for malaria is unacceptably low in Malawi.
Less than 20% of children under the age of five with fever receive appropriate anti-malarial …

Introduction Although malaria has been the leading cause of fever for many years, with
improved control regimes malaria transmission, morbidity and mortality have decreased …

Background There are strong arguments for social science and interdisciplinary research in
the neglected tropical diseases. These diseases represent a rich and dynamic interplay …

Background Characterization of severe malaria cases on arrival to hospital may lead to early
recognition and improved management. Minimum community based-incidence rates …

Background Acceptability is a poorly conceptualized dimension of access to health care.
Using a study on childhood convulsion in rural Tanzania, we examined social acceptability …

Febrile illnesses, such as malaria and pneumonia, are among the most common causes of
mortality in children younger than 5 years in Uganda outside of the neonatal period. Their …

Background Prompt and appropriate treatment of malaria with effective medicines remains
necessary if malaria control goals are to be achieved. The theoretical concepts from self …

Background Convulsions is one of the key signs of severe malaria among children under
five years of age, potentially leading to serious complications or death. Several studies of …