Community effectiveness of chloroquine and traditional remedies in the treatment of young children with falciparum malaria in rural Burkina Faso
Abstract Background There is little information on the effectiveness of modern compared to traditional malaria treatment from the rural areas of Africa. Methods Follow-up of 402 episodes of clinical malaria among pre-school children in Nouna Health District, northwestern Burkina Faso. The exposure o...
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ftdoajarticles:oai:doaj.org/article:a59604385543445197e1b3edb781b5de 2023-05-15T15:06:43+02:00 Community effectiveness of chloroquine and traditional remedies in the treatment of young children with falciparum malaria in rural Burkina Faso Traore Corneille Razum Oliver Mueller Olaf Kouyate Bocar 2004-10-01T00:00:00Z https://doi.org/10.1186/1475-2875-3-36 https://doaj.org/article/a59604385543445197e1b3edb781b5de EN eng BMC http://www.malariajournal.com/content/3/1/36 https://doaj.org/toc/1475-2875 doi:10.1186/1475-2875-3-36 1475-2875 https://doaj.org/article/a59604385543445197e1b3edb781b5de Malaria Journal, Vol 3, Iss 1, p 36 (2004) Arctic medicine. Tropical medicine RC955-962 Infectious and parasitic diseases RC109-216 article 2004 ftdoajarticles https://doi.org/10.1186/1475-2875-3-36 2022-12-31T08:45:49Z Abstract Background There is little information on the effectiveness of modern compared to traditional malaria treatment from the rural areas of Africa. Methods Follow-up of 402 episodes of clinical malaria among pre-school children in Nouna Health District, northwestern Burkina Faso. The exposure of interest was the type of treatment (chloroquine versus traditional); the outcome was clinical response to treatment. Results Out of the 402 observed malaria episodes, 87% were treated with chloroquine and 13% with traditional remedies. Overall, community effectiveness was 67% with chloroquine and 54% with traditional treatment. Chloroquine effectiveness was associated with age and ethnicity. An additional interview survey demonstrated wide variations in the dosages of chloroquine given to young children in this community. Conclusions The effectiveness of chloroquine, when used within the community, was significantly lower in this study than its known efficacy in the study area. This concerns, in particular, the very young children. These findings demonstrate the need for better education of parents about correct dosage of first-line malaria drugs, and for particular attention in the treatment of very young children. Article in Journal/Newspaper Arctic Directory of Open Access Journals: DOAJ Articles Arctic Malaria Journal 3 1 36 |
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Abstract Background There is little information on the effectiveness of modern compared to traditional malaria treatment from the rural areas of Africa. Methods Follow-up of 402 episodes of clinical malaria among pre-school children in Nouna Health District, northwestern Burkina Faso. The exposure of interest was the type of treatment (chloroquine versus traditional); the outcome was clinical response to treatment. Results Out of the 402 observed malaria episodes, 87% were treated with chloroquine and 13% with traditional remedies. Overall, community effectiveness was 67% with chloroquine and 54% with traditional treatment. Chloroquine effectiveness was associated with age and ethnicity. An additional interview survey demonstrated wide variations in the dosages of chloroquine given to young children in this community. Conclusions The effectiveness of chloroquine, when used within the community, was significantly lower in this study than its known efficacy in the study area. This concerns, in particular, the very young children. These findings demonstrate the need for better education of parents about correct dosage of first-line malaria drugs, and for particular attention in the treatment of very young children. |
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Community effectiveness of chloroquine and traditional remedies in the treatment of young children with falciparum malaria in rural Burkina Faso |
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Community effectiveness of chloroquine and traditional remedies in the treatment of young children with falciparum malaria in rural Burkina Faso |
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Community effectiveness of chloroquine and traditional remedies in the treatment of young children with falciparum malaria in rural Burkina Faso |
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Community effectiveness of chloroquine and traditional remedies in the treatment of young children with falciparum malaria in rural Burkina Faso |
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Community effectiveness of chloroquine and traditional remedies in the treatment of young children with falciparum malaria in rural Burkina Faso |
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