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AFRICAN RESEARCH NEXUS
SHINING A SPOTLIGHT ON AFRICAN RESEARCH
medicine
Impact of home-based management of malaria combined with other community-based interventions: What do we learn from Rwanda?
Pan African Medical Journal, Volume 14, Year 2013
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Introduction: This study aimed to evaluate the impact of home-based management of malaria (HBM) strategy on time to treatment and reported presumed malaria morbidity in children aged less than 5 years in Rwanda. Methods: The study was carried out in two malaria-endemic rural districts, one where HBM was applied and the other serving as control. In each district, a sample of mothers was surveyed by questionnaire before (2004) and after (2007) implementation of HBM. Results: After implementation, we observed: i) an increase (P<0.001) in the number of febrile children treated within 24 hours of symptom onset in the experimental district (53.7% in 2007 vs 5% in 2004) compared with the control district (28% vs 7.7%); ii) a decrease in the reported number of febrile children in the experimental district (28.7% vs 44.9%, P<0.01) compared with the control district (45.7% vs 56.5%, P<0.05). Conclusion: HBM contributed to decrease time to treatment and reported presumed malaria morbidity. © Manasse Nzayirambaho et al.
Authors & Co-Authors
Nzayirambaho, Manassé
Rwanda, Butare
University of Rwanda
de Dieu Bizimana, Jean
Rwanda, Butare
University of Rwanda
Freund, R. J.
France, Rennes
Ecole Des Hautes Études en Santé Publique
Millet, Pascal G.
France, Bordeaux
Université de Bordeaux
Merrien, François Xavier
Switzerland, Lausanne
Université de Lausanne Unil
Potel, G.
France, Nantes
Nantes Université
Lombrail, Pierre
France, Nantes
Nantes Université
Statistics
Citations: 11
Authors: 7
Affiliations: 5
Identifiers
Doi:
10.11604/pamj.2013.14.50.2096
ISSN:
19378688
Research Areas
Infectious Diseases
Maternal And Child Health
Study Locations
Rwanda