title: Home management of malaria by mothers of children under-five in Abeokuta, Southwest Nigeria.
abstract: This study reported mothers' practices of home management of malaria in their children aged 0-5 years and highlighted the differences between home management of children with complicated malaria and those with uncomplicated malaria. Of the 380 children seen in the study, 112 (29.5%) had complicated malaria. Complicated malaria was associated with the increasing number of days before presentation at a health facility and delay in the use of antimalarials.
authors.affiliation: Department of Community Medicine, University College Hospital, PMB 5116, Ibadan, Oyo State, Nigeria.
authors.forename: Oladipo A
authors.initials: OA
authors.lastname: Dada
authors.forename: Folashade O
authors.initials: FO
authors.lastname: Omokhodion
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000962:Antimalarials / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D002675:Child, Preschool; D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies; D005260:Female; D005334:Fever / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000209:etiology; D019538:Health Care Surveys; D007722:Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D008288:Malaria / Q000150:complications / Q000188:drug therapy*; D009035:Mothers / Q000193:education / Q000523:psychology*; D009549:Nigeria; D012651:Self Medication; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires
chemical_list: D000962:Antimalarials