ArticleThe Pan African medical journal2013
Presumptive self-diagnosis of malaria and other febrile illnesses in Sierra Leone.
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- The Threat of Vector-Borne Diseases in Sierra Leone.The American journal of tropical medicine and hygiene · 2023Review
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- Traditional medicine usage among adult women in Ibadan, Nigeria: a cross-sectional study.BMC complementary medicine and therapies · 2020Article
- Chilling-Like Attacks Terminated by Slow Pathway Ablation.Current cardiology reviews · 2020Article
- Prevalence of markers of HIV infection among febrile adults and children in Bo, Sierra Leone, 2012-2013.BMC research notes · 2017Article
- Health-care availability, preference, and distance for women in urban Bo, Sierra Leone.International journal of public health · 2016Article
- Discovering the cost of care: consumer, provider, and retailer surveys shed light on the determinants of malaria health-seeking behaviours.Malaria journal · 2016Article
- Attitudes toward home-based malaria testing in rural and urban Sierra Leone.Malaria journal · 2015Article
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- Stratified Sampling of Neighborhood Sections for Population Estimation: A Case Study of Bo City, Sierra Leone.PloS one · 2015Article
- Factors associated with mortality in febrile patients in a government referral hospital in the Kenema district of Sierra Leone.The American journal of tropical medicine and hygiene · 2015Article
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- SD-Bioline malaria rapid diagnostic test performance and time to become negative after treatment of malaria infection in Southwest Nigerian Children.Annals of African medicineArticle
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Abstract
introductionThe objective of this study was to evaluate the prevalence of self-diagnosis of malaria and other febrile illnesses in Bo, Sierra Leone.
methodsAll households in two neighboring sections of Bo were invited to participate in a cross-sectional survey.
resultsA total of 882 households (an 85% participation rate) that were home to 5410 individuals participated in the study. Of the 910 individuals reported to have had what the household considered to be malaria in the past month, only 41% were diagnosed by a healthcare professional or a laboratory test. Of the 1402 individuals reported to have had any type of febrile illness within the past six months, only 34% had sought a clinical or laboratory diagnosis. Self-diagnosis of influenza, yellow fever, typhoid, and pneumonia was also common.
conclusionSelf-diagnosis and presumptive treatment with antimalarial drugs and other antibiotic medications that are readily available without a prescription may compromise health outcomes for febrile adults and children.
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