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NEW THIS SATURDAY: IMPACT OF HOME-BASED MANAGEMENT OF MALARIA COMBINED WITH OTHER COMMUNITY-BASED INTERVENTIONS: WHAT DO WE LEARN FROM RWANDA?

Thursday, 1st of August 2013

• IMPACT OF HOME-BASED MANAGEMENT OF MALARIA COMBINED WITH OTHER COMMUNITY-BASED INTERVENTIONS: WHAT DO WE LEARN FROM RWANDA?

Pan Afr Med J. 2013;14:50. doi: 10.11604/pamj.2013.14.50.2096. Epub 2013 Feb 5.

Nzayirambaho M, Bizimana Jde D, Freund RJ, Millet P, Merrien FX, Potel G, Lombrail P.

Source: National University of Rwanda School of Public Health, Kigali, Rwanda.

Abstract below; full text, with figures, is at http://www.panafrican-med-journal.com/content/article/14/50/full/

INTRODUCTION:

This study aimed to evaluate the impact of home-based management of malaria (HBM) strategy on time to treatment and reported presumed malaria morbidity in children aged less than 5 years in Rwanda.

METHODS:

The study was carried out in two malaria-endemic rural districts, one where HBM was applied and the other serving as control. In each district, a sample of mothers was surveyed by questionnaire before (2004) and after (2007) implementation of HBM.

RESULTS:

After implementation, we observed: i) an increase (P < 0.001) in the number of febrile children treated within 24 hours of symptom onset in the experimental district (53.7% in 2007 vs 5% in 2004) compared with the control district (28% vs 7.7%); ii) a decrease in the reported number of febrile children in the experimental district (28.7% vs 44.9%, P < 0.01) compared with the control district (45.7% vs 56.5%, P < 0.05).

CONCLUSION:

HBM contributed to decrease time to treatment and reported presumed malaria morbidity.