Identifying key predictors amongst children of under 5 years of age with fever and rashes amidst measles outbreak in Jharkhand: A case control study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

There has been a recent rise of viral exanthem outbreaks in Jharkhand and other parts of India over the last 2-3 years. This may be due to low immunization coverage of measles vaccination or due to spread of other causes of fever and rash. This study aims to identify the key predictors of fever and rashes among children under five years old by analysing demographic, clinical, and environmental factors.

Methods

This study employed age-matched case-control design to investigate the association between fever with rash (cases) and the absence of such symptoms (controls), along with identifying potential predictors. The study was conducted retrospectively among children aged 0-60 months who presented with fever and rash at various healthcare centres across affected dis

SUBMITTER: Kumar D 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12478947 | biostudies-literature | 2025

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature