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The Influence of pre-hospital treatment of fever on severity of malaria among children 6-59 months presenting at Mulago Hospital: A case-control study
(Makerere University, 2014)
Introduction: Delivery of prompt and adequate treatment for malaria at the community level remains a strategy to reduce the burden of malaria in sub-Saharan Africa. As a result of this many patients with suspected malaria ...
Cognition, behaviour and academic skills after cognitive rehabilitation in Ugandan children surviving severe malaria: a randomised trial
(BioMed Central, 2011)
Background: Infection with severe malaria in African children is associated with not only a high mortality but also a high risk of cognitive deficits. There is evidence that interventions done a few years after the illness ...
Prevalence and factors associated with malaria misdiagnosis among children in Mulago Hospital
(Makerere University, 2015)
Malaria remains a major cause of morbidity and mortality in Uganda especially among children under five years of age. Reliable diagnosis is essential to reduce this burden. World Health Organisation (WHO) guidelines recommend ...