Viral etiology and seasonal trends of pediatric acute febrile illness in southern Puerto Rico; a seven-year review

L Sánchez-González, TM Quandelacy, M Johansson… - PLoS …, 2021 - journals.plos.org
Background Acute febrile illness (AFI) is an important cause for seeking health care among
children. Knowledge of the most common etiologic agents of AFI and its seasonality is …

Distribution and determinants of pneumonia diagnosis using Integrated Management of Childhood Illness guidelines: a nationally representative study in Malawi

OT Uwemedimo, TP Lewis, EA Essien, GJ Chan… - BMJ Global …, 2018 - gh.bmj.com
Background Pneumonia remains the leading cause of child mortality in sub-Saharan Africa.
The Integrated Management of Childhood Illness (IMCI) strategy was developed to …

Effectiveness of Giving Compress Against Reduction of Body Temperature In Children: Systematic Review

NZ Burhan, S Rauf - Journal Of Nursing Practice, 2020 - thejnp.org
Background: Fever is a clinical manifestation that is often experienced by sick children.
Fever can be dangerous if there is a high fever. Seizures can occur as a result of high fever …

[HTML][HTML] Associations between women's empowerment, care seeking, and quality of malaria care for children: A cross-sectional analysis of demographic and health …

TP Lewis, Y Ndiaye, F Manzi, ME Kruk - Journal of Global Health, 2022 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Background Fever and malaria are highly prevalent among children under five across sub-
Saharan Africa, but utilization and quality of care for febrile illness remain insufficient. Many …

Quality of care for children with severe disease in the Democratic Republic of the Congo

E Clarke-Deelder, G Shapira, H Samaha, GB Fritsche… - BMC public health, 2019 - Springer
Background Despite the almost universal adoption of Integrated Management of Childhood
Illness (IMCI) guidelines for the diagnosis and treatment of sick children under the age of five …

Content of care in 15,000 sick child consultations in nine lower‐income countries

ME Kruk, AD Gage, GM Mbaruku… - Health services …, 2018 - Wiley Online Library
Objective Describe content of clinical care for sick children in low‐resource settings. Data
Sources Nationally representative health facility surveys in Haiti, Kenya, Malawi, Namibia …

Differential patterns of disease and injury in Mozambique: New perspectives from a pragmatic, multicenter, surveillance study of 7809 emergency presentations

AO Mocumbi, B Cebola, A Muloliwa, F Sebastiao… - PLoS …, 2019 - journals.plos.org
Background There is a paucity of primary data to understand the overall pattern of disease
and injuries as well as related health-service utilization in resource-poor countries in Africa …

Measuring knowledge of community health workers at the last mile in Liberia: feasibility and results of clinical vignette assessments

J Downey, AH McKenna, SF Mendin… - … Health: Science and …, 2021 - ghspjournal.org
ABSTRACT Introduction: Community health workers (CHWs) can provide lifesaving
treatment for children in remote areas, but high-quality care is essential for effective delivery …

Addressing malnutrition among children in routine care: how is the Integrated Management of Childhood Illnesses strategy implemented at health centre level in …

M Nimpagaritse, C Korachais, G Nsengiyumva, J Macq… - BMC nutrition, 2019 - Springer
Abstract Background The Integrated Management of Childhood Illness (IMCI) strategy was
adopted in Burundi in 2003. Our aim was to evaluate to what extent the malnutrition …

High circulation of malaria and low prevalence of bacteremia in febrile and afebrile children in northeastern Gabon

CSB Koyo, SL Oyegue-Liabagui… - … American Journal of …, 2019 - pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
The epidemiology of febrile illness etiologies is under-explored in resource-poor settings.
Establishing a local repertory of microorganisms circulating in blood of febrile and afebrile …