Community prevalence of fever and relationship with malaria among infants and children in low-resource areas

Namrata Prasad; Katrina J Sharples; David R Murdoch; John A Crump

doi:10.4269/ajtmh.14-0646

Community prevalence of fever and relationship with malaria among infants and children in low-resource areas

Am J Trop Med Hyg. 2015 Jul;93(1):178-80. doi: 10.4269/ajtmh.14-0646. Epub 2015 Apr 27.

Authors

Namrata Prasad¹, Katrina J Sharples¹, David R Murdoch¹, John A Crump²

Affiliations

¹ Centre for International Health, University of Otago, Dunedin, New Zealand; Department of Preventive and Social Medicine, Dunedin School of Medicine, University of Otago, Dunedin, New Zealand; Department of Pathology, University of Otago Christchurch, Christchurch, New Zealand.
² Centre for International Health, University of Otago, Dunedin, New Zealand; Department of Preventive and Social Medicine, Dunedin School of Medicine, University of Otago, Dunedin, New Zealand; Department of Pathology, University of Otago Christchurch, Christchurch, New Zealand john.crump@otago.ac.nz.

Abstract

We used Demographic and Health Survey data to describe the 2-week period prevalence of fever, cough, and diarrhea among children aged < 5 years in low-resources areas. We then explored the relationship between prevalence of isolated fever and national malaria risk. Fever and isolated fever occurred in 26.7% and 7.0% of children, respectively, and was not fully explained by malaria.

Publication types

Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural
Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

Child, Preschool
Cough / epidemiology
Diarrhea / epidemiology
Female
Fever / epidemiology*
Health Resources
Humans
Infant
Infant, Newborn
Malaria / epidemiology
Malaria, Falciparum / epidemiology*
Male
Prevalence
Risk

Abstract

Publication types

MeSH terms

Grants and funding