Prevalence and factors associated with malaria, typhoid, and co-infection among febrile children aged six months to twelve years at kampala international university teaching hospital in western Uganda

Background: Paediatric febrile illnesses pose diagnostic challenges in low-income countries. Western Uganda is endemic for both malaria and typhoid but the true prevalence of each individual disease, their co-infections and associated factors are poorly quantified. Objective: To determine the preval...

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Main Authors: Joanitor Nakisuyi, Melvis Bernis, Andrew Ndamira, Vicent Kayini, Richard Mulumba, Pius Theophilus, Ezera Agwu, Herman Lule
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2023-09-01
Series:Heliyon
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2405844023067968