Therapeutic itinerary of severe malaria in adults admitted to a teaching hospital in Dakar, Senegal
Introduction: Despite prevention efforts, malaria remains a public health problem. Methodology: This was a prospective study conducted between October and December 2010 that aimed to describe the therapeutic route of adults presenting with severe malaria prior to being admitted to Fann Teaching Hos...
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| author | Sylvie Audrey Diop Cossi Angelo Attinsounon Louise Fortes-Deguenonvo Viviane Marie Pierre Cisse Dialo Moussa Seydi |
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| description | Introduction: Despite prevention efforts, malaria remains a public health problem.
Methodology: This was a prospective study conducted between October and December 2010 that aimed to describe the therapeutic route of adults presenting with severe malaria prior to being admitted to Fann Teaching Hospital in Dakar, Senegal.
Results: A total of 90 patients were included. The majority of them had consulted a public or private health care facility (92%) prior to admission. First consultation occurred on average two days after the onset of the disease. Self-medication (67.4%) and traditional medicine (26.1%) were the main causes of delaying care.
Conclusions: Early care and adequate management are needed to reduce malaria mortality.
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| spelling | doaj-art-89074b070dec4890bc2f4b5eac35d6182025-08-20T02:27:18ZengThe Journal of Infection in Developing CountriesJournal of Infection in Developing Countries1972-26802014-10-0181010.3855/jidc.4957Therapeutic itinerary of severe malaria in adults admitted to a teaching hospital in Dakar, SenegalSylvie Audrey Diop0Cossi Angelo Attinsounon1Louise Fortes-Deguenonvo2Viviane Marie Pierre Cisse Dialo3Moussa Seydi4Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Fann, Université Cheikh Anta Diop de Dakar, SénégalCentre Hospitalier Universitaire de Fann, Université Cheikh Anta Diop de Dakar, SénégalCentre Hospitalier Universitaire de Fann, Université Cheikh Anta Diop de Dakar, SénégalCentre Hospitalier Universitaire de Fann, Université Cheikh Anta Diop de Dakar, SénégalCentre Hospitalier Universitaire de Fann, Université Cheikh Anta Diop de Dakar, SénégalIntroduction: Despite prevention efforts, malaria remains a public health problem. Methodology: This was a prospective study conducted between October and December 2010 that aimed to describe the therapeutic route of adults presenting with severe malaria prior to being admitted to Fann Teaching Hospital in Dakar, Senegal. Results: A total of 90 patients were included. The majority of them had consulted a public or private health care facility (92%) prior to admission. First consultation occurred on average two days after the onset of the disease. Self-medication (67.4%) and traditional medicine (26.1%) were the main causes of delaying care. Conclusions: Early care and adequate management are needed to reduce malaria mortality. https://jidc.org/index.php/journal/article/view/4957malariaadultsitinerarySenegalsub-Saharan Africa |
| spellingShingle | Sylvie Audrey Diop Cossi Angelo Attinsounon Louise Fortes-Deguenonvo Viviane Marie Pierre Cisse Dialo Moussa Seydi Therapeutic itinerary of severe malaria in adults admitted to a teaching hospital in Dakar, Senegal Journal of Infection in Developing Countries malaria adults itinerary Senegal sub-Saharan Africa |
| title | Therapeutic itinerary of severe malaria in adults admitted to a teaching hospital in Dakar, Senegal |
| title_full | Therapeutic itinerary of severe malaria in adults admitted to a teaching hospital in Dakar, Senegal |
| title_fullStr | Therapeutic itinerary of severe malaria in adults admitted to a teaching hospital in Dakar, Senegal |
| title_full_unstemmed | Therapeutic itinerary of severe malaria in adults admitted to a teaching hospital in Dakar, Senegal |
| title_short | Therapeutic itinerary of severe malaria in adults admitted to a teaching hospital in Dakar, Senegal |
| title_sort | therapeutic itinerary of severe malaria in adults admitted to a teaching hospital in dakar senegal |
| topic | malaria adults itinerary Senegal sub-Saharan Africa |
| url | https://jidc.org/index.php/journal/article/view/4957 |
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