title: Trends in malaria chemoprophylaxis prescription in South Africa 1994 to 2000.
abstract: The World Health Organization estimates that more than 300 million cases of malaria exist worldwide each year, resulting in more than 3 million deaths, with more than 1 million deaths of children in sub-Saharan Africa alone. Malaria is also a reemerging disease in some parts of Africa, including South Africa. Malaria prevention is multi-faceted with no single precaution offering complete protection. Taking chemoprophylaxis decreases the severity and frequency of death from malaria due to Plasmodium falciparum when compared with taking no chemoprophylaxis.
authors.affiliation: School of Public Health and Tropical Medicine, James Cook University, Townsville, Queensland, Australia.
authors.forename: Peter A
authors.initials: PA
authors.lastname: Leggat
authors.forename: David N
authors.initials: DN
authors.lastname: Dürrheim
authors.forename: Lucille
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Blumberg
mesh_terms: D000962:Antimalarials / Q000191:economics / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D002738:Chloroquine / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D004338:Drug Combinations; D016527:Drug Costs / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D011307:Drug Prescriptions / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D017723:Drug Utilization Review; D006801:Humans; D008288:Malaria / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000517:prevention & control*; D015767:Mefloquine / Q000191:economics / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D002727:Proguanil / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D013019:South Africa / Q000453:epidemiology
chemical_list: D000962:Antimalarials; D004338:Drug Combinations; D002738:Chloroquine; D002727:Proguanil; D015767:Mefloquine