Caregiver responses and association with delayed care-seeking in children with uncomplicated and severe malaria.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Gaps remain in understanding the role of caregiver responses on time to seek appropriate care. The objective of this study was to describe caregiver responses to illness and the impact of these responses on time to seek appropriate care among children with malaria.

Methods

A case-control study of 325 children with severe (cases) and 325 children with uncomplicated (controls) malaria was conducted in Jinja, Uganda. Caregivers' responses to their children's illnesses and time to seek appropriate care were documented. Responses included staying at home, seeking care at drug shops, and seeking care at public health facilities classified into two types: (1) health facilities where caregiver initially sought care before enrollment, and (2) health facilities where childr

SUBMITTER: Mpimbaza A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6299589 | biostudies-literature | 2018 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature