Definitions of Severity in Treatment Seeking Studies of Febrile Illness in Children in Low and Middle Income Countries: A Scoping Review.

ABSTRACT: Objectives: Understanding treatment seeking for severe febrile illness (SFI) is methodologically challenging. In this scoping review, we investigate definitions of severe febrile illness in treatment seeking studies on children under 5 years of age in low and middle income countries. We analyze the association of SFI definitions with different concepts of treatment seeking and identify related research gaps. Methods: We searched Pubmed, Scopus and WHOLIS, and screened references of included publications for eligibility. Results: Definitions of SFI had either a biomedical perspective (predominantly in quantitative studies) or a caregiver perspective (predominantly in qualitative studies). In quantitative analyses of treatment seeking, severity was more often conceptuali

SUBMITTER: Brunner NC 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8435535 | biostudies-literature | 2021

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature