Therapeutic itinerary of severe malaria in adults admitted to a teaching hospital in Dakar, Senegal.
J Infect Dev Ctries
; 8(10): 1353-5, 2014 Oct 15.
Article
in En
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-25313616
ABSTRACT
INTRODUCTION:
Despite prevention efforts, malaria remains a public health problem.METHODOLOGY:
This was a prospective study conducted between October and December 2010 that aimed to describe the therapeutic route of adults presenting with severe malaria prior to being admitted to Fann Teaching Hospital in Dakar, Senegal.RESULTS:
A total of 90 patients were included. The majority of them had consulted a public or private health care facility (92%) prior to admission. First consultation occurred on average two days after the onset of the disease. Self-medication (67.4%) and traditional medicine (26.1%) were the main causes of delaying care.CONCLUSIONS:
Early care and adequate management are needed to reduce malaria mortality.
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Collection:
01-internacional
Database:
MEDLINE
Main subject:
Primary Health Care
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Malaria
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Antimalarials
Type of study:
Observational_studies
Limits:
Adolescent
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Adult
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Aged
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Aged80
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Child
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Child, preschool
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Female
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Humans
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Infant
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Male
Country/Region as subject:
Africa
Language:
En
Journal:
J Infect Dev Ctries
Journal subject:
DOENCAS TRANSMISSIVEIS
Year:
2014
Document type:
Article