Health itinerary-related survival of children under-five with severe malaria or bloodstream infection, DR Congo.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Prompt appropriate treatment reduces mortality of severe febrile illness in sub-Saharan Africa. We studied the health itinerary of children under-five admitted to the hospital with severe febrile illness in a setting endemic for Plasmodium falciparum (Pf) malaria and invasive non-typhoidal Salmonella infections, identified delaying factors and assessed their associations with in-hospital death.

Methodology

Health itinerary data of this cohort study were collected during 6 months by interviewing caretakers of children (>28 days - <5 years) admitted with suspected bloodstream infection to Kisantu district hospital, DR Congo. The cohort was followed until discharge to assess in-hospital death.

Principal findings

From 784 enrolled children, 36.1% were admitted

SUBMITTER: Tack B 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10019685 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature