| Community Prevalence of Fever and Relationship with Malaria among Infants and Children in Low-Resource Areas |
| Authors: |
Namrata Prasad, Katrina J. Sharples, David R. Murdoch, and John A. Crump |
| Source: |
American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene, 93(1):178-80. doi: 10.4269/ajtmh.14-0646 |
| Topic(s): |
Child health
Children under five
Diarrhea
Fever
Malaria
|
| Country: |
Africa
Multiple African Countries
|
| Published: |
JUL 2015 |
| Abstract: |
We used Demographic and Health Survey data to describe the 2-week period prevalence of fever, cough, and
diarrhea among children aged < 5 years in low-resources areas. We then explored the relationship between prevalence of
isolated fever and national malaria risk. Fever and isolated fever occurred in 26.7%and 7.0%of children, respectively, and
was not fully explained by malaria. |