"I want to help my body": Acceptability of malaria chemoprevention among children with sickle cell anaemia and their caregivers in Malawi and Uganda.

"I want to help my body": Acceptability of malaria chemoprevention among children with sickle cell anaemia and their caregivers in Malawi and Uganda.

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Patients with sickle cell anaemia (SCA) are at risk of severe illness and death if infected by malaria, and lifelong prophylaxis is recommended to individuals in malaria endemic regions. Although its efficacy is declining due to parasite resistance, the antimalarial drug Sulphadoxine-Pyrimethamine (...

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Main Authors: Sarah Svege, Siri Lange, Bjarne Robberstad, Joseph Rujumba
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2025-01-01
Series:PLOS Global Public Health
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pgph.0004056
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