Introducing the Concept of a New Pre-Referral Treatment for Severely Ill Febrile Children at Community Level : A Sociological Approach in Guinea-Bissau

Introducing the Concept of a New Pre-Referral Treatment for Severely Ill Febrile Children at Community Level : A Sociological Approach in Guinea-Bissau

Innovative strategies are needed to tackle childhood mortality in the rural tropics. Artesunate suppositories were developed to bring emergency treatment closer to severely ill children with malaria in rural areas where injectable treatment is not possible for several hours. Adding an antibacterial...

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Main Authors: Vermeersch, Audrey, Libaud-Moal, Anaëlle, Rodrigues, Amabelia, White, Nicholas J., Olliaro, Piero, Gomes, Melba, Ashley, Elizabeth A., Millet, Pascal
Format: Journal Article
Language:en_US
Published: BioMed Central 2015
Subjects:
severe febrile illnesses
malaria
artesunate
antibiotics
rectal administration
pre-referral treatment
rural areas
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/10986/23155
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Summary:Innovative strategies are needed to tackle childhood mortality in the rural tropics. Artesunate suppositories were developed to bring emergency treatment closer to severely ill children with malaria in rural areas where injectable treatment is not possible for several hours. Adding an antibacterial rectal drug would extend this strategy to treat non-malarial febrile illness as well. The objective of these studies was to assess acceptability of such a new pre-referral strategy by healthcare providers and likely uptake by the population.

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