Prevalence and factors associated with malaria, typhoid, and co-infection among febrile children aged six months to twelve years at kampala international university teaching hospital in western Uganda.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Paediatric febrile illnesses pose diagnostic challenges in low-income countries. Western Uganda is endemic for both malaria and typhoid but the true prevalence of each individual disease, their co-infections and associated factors are poorly quantified.

Objective

To determine the prevalence of malaria, typhoid, their co-infection, and associated factors amongst febrile children attending the paediatrics and child health department of Kampala International University Teaching Hospital (KIU-TH) in Western Uganda.

Methods

Cross-sectional study used a survey questionnaire covering demographics, clinical and behavioural variables. We obtained blood for peripheral films for malaria and cultures for typhoid respectively; from 108 consecutively consented participan

SUBMITTER: Nakisuyi J 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10558847 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature