ArticleThe American journal of tropical medicine and hygiene2016
Cost and Predictors of Care-Seeking Behaviors Among Caregivers of Febrile Children-Uganda, 2009.
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- Malaria in the Republic of Guinea 2022-2023: costs associated with the care pathway from the patient's perspective.Health economics review · 2024Article
- Analysis of care-seeking pathways and factors influencing early and appropriate care-seeking for malaria patients in the Republic of Guinea: a cross-sectional study.Malaria journal · 2024Article
- Methods used to account for caregivers' sex and gender within studies examining the financial burden of caregivers of children and adolescents : Results from a scoping review.ClinicoEconomics and outcomes research : CEOR · 2024Article
- How socioeconomic status affected the access to health facilities and malaria diagnosis in children under five years: findings from 19 sub-Saharan African countries.Infectious diseases of poverty · 2023Article
- Health itinerary-related survival of children under-five with severe malaria or bloodstream infection, DR Congo.PLoS neglected tropical diseases · 2023Article
- Timely health care seeking and first source of care for acute febrile illness in children in Hawassa, southern Ethiopia.PloS one · 2022Article
- Projected impact and cost-effectiveness of community-based versus targeted azithromycin administration strategies for reducing child mortality in sub-Saharan Africa.Clinical infectious diseases : an official publication of the Infectious Diseases Society of America · 2020Article
- Challenges affecting prompt access to adequate uncomplicated malaria case management in children in rural primary health facilities in Chikhwawa Malawi.BMC health services research · 2019Article
- Multilevel Analysis of Factors Associated with Treatment-Seeking Behaviors among Caregivers with Febrile Children in Malawi.The American journal of tropical medicine and hygiene · 2019Article
- Household costs and time to treatment for children with severe febrile illness in rural Burkina Faso: the role of rectal artesunate.Malaria journal · 2018Article
- Challenges in implementing uncomplicated malaria treatment in children: a health facility survey in rural Malawi.Malaria journal · 2017Article
- Household costs among patients hospitalized with malaria: evidence from a national survey in Malawi, 2012.Malaria journal · 2017Article
- Economic and Resource Use Associated With Management of Malaria in Children Aged <5 Years in Sub-Saharan Africa: A Systematic Literature Review.MDM policy & practiceArticle
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Abstract
Fever is a major cause of morbidity and mortality among children under 5 years of age in resource-limited countries. Although prevention and treatment of febrile illnesses have improved, the costs--both financial and nonfinancial--remain barriers to care. Using data from the 2009 Uganda Malaria Indicator Survey, we describe the costs associated with the care of a febrile child and assess predictors of care-seeking behavior. Over 80% of caregivers sought care for their febrile child, however less than half did so on either the day of or the day after the development of fever. The odds of seeking care decreased with each additional month of the child's age. Caregivers living in rural areas were more likely to seek care, however were less likely to seek care promptly. Caregivers with at least a primary school education and those familiar with the protective effect of bed nets and the need to seek care promptly were more likely to seek care. Despite government assistance, the majority of caregivers did incur costs (mean 13,173 Ugandan shilling; $6.84 U.S. dollars) associated with medical care. Continued efforts targeting barriers to seeking care, including the economic burden, are necessary.
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