Interpersonal communication, cultural norms, and community perceptions associated with care-seeking for fever among children under age five in Magoe district, Mozambique.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Malaria is endemic throughout Mozambique, contributing significantly to the country's burden of disease. Prompt and effective treatment for fevers in children can limit the mortality and morbidity impacts of the disease but many children in the country are not taken for formal care when ill. Using an ideational model of behaviour, this study assesses the magnitude of the relationships for potential drivers of care-seeking, including interpersonal communication, malaria messaging, and knowledge and attitudes about malaria, with actual care-seeking behaviours for under-five children with fever in Magoé district, Mozambique.

Methods

Data on the care-seeking behaviours for fever come from a 2019 household malaria survey in Magoé district. Households were randomly sele

SUBMITTER: Hutchinson P 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10515048 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature