Case management of severe malaria--a forgotten practice: experiences from health facilities in Uganda.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

Severe malaria is a life-threatening medical emergency and requires prompt and effective treatment to prevent death. There is paucity of published information on current practices of severe malaria case management in sub-Saharan Africa; we evaluated the management practices for severe malaria in Ugandan health facilities

Methods and findings

We did a cross sectional survey, using multi-stage sampling methods, of health facilities in 11 districts in the eastern and mid-western parts of Uganda. The study instruments were adapted from the WHO hospital care assessment tools. Between June and August 2009, 105 health facilities were surveyed and 181 health workers and 868 patients/caretakers interviewed. None of the inpatient facilities had all seven components of a b

SUBMITTER: Achan J 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC3046961 | biostudies-literature | 2011 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature