Fever prevalence and management among three rural communities in the North West Zone, Somalia
Between March and August 2008 we undertook 2 cross-sectional surveys among 1375 residents of 3 randomly selected villages in the district of Gebiley in the North-West Zone, Somalia. We investigated for the presence of malaria infection and the period prevalence of self-reported fever 14 days prior t...
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| author | Youssef, R Alegana, V Amran, J Noor, A Snow, R |
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| description | Between March and August 2008 we undertook 2 cross-sectional surveys among 1375 residents of 3 randomly selected villages in the district of Gebiley in the North-West Zone, Somalia. We investigated for the presence of malaria infection and the period prevalence of self-reported fever 14 days prior to both surveys. All blood samples examined were negative for both species of Plasmodium. The period prevalence of 14-day fevers was 4.8% in March and 0.6% in August; the majority of fevers (84.4%) were associated with other symptoms including cough, running nose and sore throat; 48/64 cases had resolved by the day of interview (mean duration 5.4 days). Only 18 (37.5%) fever cases were managed at a formal health care facility: 7 within 24 hours and 10 within 24-72 hours of onset. None of the fevers were investigated for malaria; they were treated with antibiotics, antipyretics and vitamins. |
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| spelling | oxford-uuid:a268f9ee-c835-415e-9d2b-d3d5c67165c02022-03-27T02:20:00ZFever prevalence and management among three rural communities in the North West Zone, SomaliaJournal articlehttp://purl.org/coar/resource_type/c_dcae04bcuuid:a268f9ee-c835-415e-9d2b-d3d5c67165c0EnglishSymplectic Elements at Oxford2010Youssef, RAlegana, VAmran, JNoor, ASnow, RBetween March and August 2008 we undertook 2 cross-sectional surveys among 1375 residents of 3 randomly selected villages in the district of Gebiley in the North-West Zone, Somalia. We investigated for the presence of malaria infection and the period prevalence of self-reported fever 14 days prior to both surveys. All blood samples examined were negative for both species of Plasmodium. The period prevalence of 14-day fevers was 4.8% in March and 0.6% in August; the majority of fevers (84.4%) were associated with other symptoms including cough, running nose and sore throat; 48/64 cases had resolved by the day of interview (mean duration 5.4 days). Only 18 (37.5%) fever cases were managed at a formal health care facility: 7 within 24 hours and 10 within 24-72 hours of onset. None of the fevers were investigated for malaria; they were treated with antibiotics, antipyretics and vitamins. |
| spellingShingle | Youssef, R Alegana, V Amran, J Noor, A Snow, R Fever prevalence and management among three rural communities in the North West Zone, Somalia |
| title | Fever prevalence and management among three rural communities in the North West Zone, Somalia |
| title_full | Fever prevalence and management among three rural communities in the North West Zone, Somalia |
| title_fullStr | Fever prevalence and management among three rural communities in the North West Zone, Somalia |
| title_full_unstemmed | Fever prevalence and management among three rural communities in the North West Zone, Somalia |
| title_short | Fever prevalence and management among three rural communities in the North West Zone, Somalia |
| title_sort | fever prevalence and management among three rural communities in the north west zone somalia |
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