Community prevalence of fever and relationship with malaria among infants and children in low-resource areas.
We used Demographic and Health Survey data to describe the 2-week period prevalence of fever, cough, and diarrhea among children aged < 5 years in low-resources areas. We then explored the relationship between prevalence of isolated fever and national malaria risk. Fever and isolated fever occurred in 26.7% and 7.0% of children, respectively, and was not fully explained by malaria.
Centre for International Health, University of Otago, Dunedin, New Zealand; Department of Preventive and Social Medicine, Dunedin School of Medicine, University of Otago, Dunedin, New Zealand; Department of Pathology, University of Otago Christchurch, Christchurch, New Zealand.
Namrata
N
Prasad
Centre for International Health, University of Otago, Dunedin, New Zealand; Department of Preventive and Social Medicine, Dunedin School of Medicine, University of Otago, Dunedin, New Zealand; Department of Pathology, University of Otago Christchurch, Christchurch, New Zealand.
Katrina J
KJ
Sharples
Centre for International Health, University of Otago, Dunedin, New Zealand; Department of Preventive and Social Medicine, Dunedin School of Medicine, University of Otago, Dunedin, New Zealand; Department of Pathology, University of Otago Christchurch, Christchurch, New Zealand.
David R
DR
Murdoch
Centre for International Health, University of Otago, Dunedin, New Zealand; Department of Preventive and Social Medicine, Dunedin School of Medicine, University of Otago, Dunedin, New Zealand; Department of Pathology, University of Otago Christchurch, Christchurch, New Zealand john.crump@otago.ac.nz.
John A
JA
Crump
D002675:Child, Preschool; D003371:Cough / Q000453:epidemiology; D003967:Diarrhea / Q000453:epidemiology; D005260:Female; D005334:Fever / Q000453:epidemiology*; D006295:Health Resources; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D008288:Malaria / Q000453:epidemiology; D016778:Malaria, Falciparum / Q000453:epidemiology*; D008297:Male; D015995:Prevalence; D012306:Risk