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Costs of setting up and maintaining home based management of fever in Kumi District
(2004)
Introduction Prompt and effective treatment of malaria in the under five year old children is essential in malaria control. Death often results from complications of malaria if treatment is not given within 24 hours. In ...
Local fever illness classifications: implications for home management of malaria strategies
(Wiley-Blackwell, 2004-11)
Background: The Ugandan Ministry of Health has adopted the WHO Home Based Fever Management strategy (HBM) to improve access to antimalarial drugs for prompt (<24 h) presumptive treatment of all fevers in children under 5 ...
Factors associated with development of severe malaria in children under 5 years in Kanungu District
(Makerere University, 2004)
Malaria remains a major public health problem in Uganda. In Kanungu District, malaria is responsible for 40% of all outpatient visits, 25% admissions and 14% in-patient deaths. Ninety percent of these deaths are among ...