Background Malaria remains a major cause of febrile illness in Nigeria and interventions to
reduce malaria burden in Nigeria focus on the use of insecticide-treated nets. This study …

One of the components of the current WHO strategy to fight malaria is early recognition and
prompt and appropriate treatment. We investigated determinants of delay in seeking early …

Background Several public health interventions to improve management of patients with
fever are largely focused on the public sector yet a high proportion of patients seek care …

Introduction: Febrile illnesses have been known to have considerable impact on childhood
morbidity and mortality. Mothers are primary caregivers and are usually first to recognize …

Background: This study was carried out to rapidly access the practice of home management
of malaria by caregivers and community health workers in a rural part of South Eastern …

Aim To assess and compare the knowledge and attitudes towards childhood febrile
illnesses among mothers of children under 5 years of age in rural and urban areas of …

The magnitude of the consequences and the extent of problem associated with febrile
illnesses in children have been shown to be associated to mothers' behaviour in treatment …

Background: Despite the availability of a safe and effective vaccine for over 50 years,
measles remains a leading cause of death among young children in developing countries …

The dosage regimen for artemether‐lumefantrine which is the standard of care for malaria in
most of Sub‐Saharan countries requires use of treatment guidelines and instructions to …

Aims: The objectives were to determine the rural communities' knowledge on cause,
transmission, spread of malaria, breeding sites of mosquitoes, signs and symptoms, health …