Frequency and correlates of malaria over-treatment in areas of differing malaria transmission: a cross-sectional study in rural Western Kenya.

Publication Type:

Journal Article

Authors:

Onchiri, Frankline M; Pavlinac, Patricia B; Singa, Benson O; Naulikha, Jacqueline M; Odundo, Elizabeth A; Farquhar, Carey; Richardson, Barbra A; John-Stewart, Grace; Walson, Judd L

Source:

Malaria journal, Volume 14, Issue 1, p.97 (2015)

Abstract:

In 2010, the World Health Organization shifted its malaria guidelines from recommending the empiric treatment of all febrile children to treating only those with laboratory-confirmed malaria. This study evaluated the frequency and predictors of malaria over-treatment among febrile malaria-negative children in Kenya.