Severe malaria and death risk factors among children under 5 years at Jason Sendwe Hospital in Democratic Republic of Congo

Severe malaria and death risk factors among children under 5 years at Jason Sendwe Hospital in Democratic Republic of Congo

INTRODUCTION: Malaria is still a major public health concern in the Democratic Republic of Congo. Its morbidity and mortality challenge the actual strategies of the fight agains malaria. This study was aimed to describe the epidemiology, the clinical caracteristics and the risk factors of death asso...

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Main Authors: Augustin Mulangu Mutombo, Olivier Mukuku, Kristel Nzeba Tshibanda, Edouard Kawawa Swana, Eric Mukomena, Dieudonné Tshikwej Ngwej, Oscar Numbi Luboya, Jean-Baptiste Kakoma, Stanislas Okitotsho Wembonyama, Jean-Pierre Van Geertruyden, Pascal Lutumba
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: The Pan African Medical Journal 2018-04-01
Series:The Pan African Medical Journal
Subjects:
severe malaria
mortality
risk factors
children
lubumbashi
Online Access: https://www.panafrican-med-journal.com/content/article/29/184/pdf/184.pdf

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