Rural–urban disparities and factors associated with delayed care-seeking and testing for malaria before medication use by mothers of under-five children, Igabi LGA, Kaduna Nigeria

Rural–urban disparities and factors associated with delayed care-seeking and testing for malaria before medication use by mothers of under-five children, Igabi LGA, Kaduna Nigeria

Abstract Background Fever in under-five children (U5) is the commonest presenting complaint in general practice and mothers’ recognition is an entry point for fever treatment, including malaria. This study describes rural–urban disparity in fever prevalence in U5, mothers’ malaria knowledge, care-se...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Obafemi J. Babalola, Olufemi Ajumobi, IkeOluwapo O. Ajayi
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2020-08-01
Series:Malaria Journal
Subjects:
Malaria
Mothers
Fever
Treatment-seeking
Under-fives
Knowledge
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12936-020-03371-w

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