Malaria incidence in children in South-West Burkina Faso: comparison of active and passive case detection methods.

ABSTRACT:

Background

The aim of this study was to determine the incidence and seasonal pattern of malaria in children in South-West Burkina Faso, and to compare, in a randomized trial, characteristics of cases detected by active and passive surveillance. This study also enabled the planning of a malaria vaccine trial.

Methods

Households with young children, located within 5 kilometers of a health facility, were randomized to one of two malaria surveillance methods. In the first group, children were monitored actively. Each child was visited twice weekly; tympanic temperature was measured, and if the child had a fever or history of fever, a malaria rapid diagnostic test was performed and a blood smear collected. In the second group, children were monitored passively. The child's parent

SUBMITTER: Tiono AB 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC3901722 | biostudies-literature | 2014

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature