Community-Based Malaria Testing Reduces Polypharmacy in a Population-Based Survey of Febrile Illness in Western Kenya.

ABSTRACT: Objective: The objective was to describe the relationship between the location of care, the malaria test result, and the type of medicine consumed for the fever, and to determine whether community-based access to malaria testing reduced polypharmacy. Methods: This is a secondary analysis of a cluster-randomized trial of an intervention designed to increase diagnostic testing and targeting of Artemesinin Combined Therapies (ACTs). Data collected at baseline, 12, and 18 months were analyzed to determine the impact of diagnostic testing on drug consumption patterns among febrile individuals. Results: Of the 5,756 participants analyzed, 60.1% were female, 42% were aged 5-17 years, and 58.1% sought care for fever in a retail outlet. Consumption of both ACT and antibi

SUBMITTER: Laktabai J 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9453644 | biostudies-literature | 2022

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature