Assessing caregivers' perceptions of treatment-seeking for suspected severe malaria in the Democratic Republic of the Congo.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Malaria remains a major public health issue in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), accounting for 44% deaths among outpatient visits in children < 5 years of age, and 22% of facility deaths. Understanding determinants of caregivers' treatment-seeking patterns and decision-making is crucial in reducing the malaria burden.

Methods

In the frame of the Community Access to Rectal Artesunate for Malaria (CARAMAL) project, cross-sectional household surveys that randomly sampled villages and households were carried-out in three rural DRC health zones prior to the rollout of pre-referral Rectal Artesunate (RAS) and then 9 and 19 months after RAS rollout (post-RAS). Data were captured electronically through face-to-face interviews with the main caregivers of childre

SUBMITTER: Okitawutshu J 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10571465 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature