Healthcare utilisation for febrile diseases in northern Tanzania: a randomised population-based cluster survey.

ABSTRACT:

Background

We conducted a randomised population-based cluster survey in northern Tanzania to assess care-seeking behaviours in the context of a febrile illness. Our objectives were to determine the most effective points for intervention during initial fever case management and to characterise factors associated with care-seeking.

Methods

The primary sampling unit, or cluster, was the village, and the secondary sampling unit was the household. Villages were selected in a population-weighted fashion, and households were randomly selected within each village. At each household, surveys were administered to determine hypothetical healthcare utilisation patterns for the following febrile syndromes: (1) fever, (2) fever >3 days, (3) fever with diarrhoea, (4) fever with difficulty

SUBMITTER: Madut DB 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11887305 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature