Examining the disparities of anti-malarial drug consumption among children under the age of five: a study of 5 malaria-endemic countries.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Malaria is one of the most prominent illnesses affecting children, ranking as one of the key development concerns for many low- and middle-income countries (LMICs). There is not much information available on the use of anti-malarial drugs in LMICs in children under five. The study aimed to investigate disparities in anti-malarial drug consumption for malaria among children under the age of five in LMICs.

Methods

This study used recent available cross-sectional data from the Malaria Indicator Survey (MIS) datasets across five LMICs (Guinea, Kenya, Mali, Nigeria, and Sierra Leone), which covered a portion of sub-Saharan Africa. The study was carried out between January 2, 2023, and April 15, 2023, and included children under the age of five who had taken an anti-mal

SUBMITTER: Hossain MS 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10696736 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature