Investigating fever occurrence among under-fives and seasonal malaria chemoprevention protocol adherence in northern Nigeria
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Authors: Abimbola Phillips, Olusola Oresanya, Olatunde Adesoro, Taiwo Ibinaiye, Jamilu Nikau, Rilwanu Mohammed Anka, Roni Lawal, Sherifat Ibrahim, Azuka Iwegbu, Kolawole Maxwell, Robinson Daniel Wammanda
Quality delivery of SMC significantly reduces fever occurrence in under-fives when used alongside insecticide-treated nets.
Fever is the most common symptom of malaria among under-fives in Nigeria. Fever prevalence is high in northern Nigeria (up to 35 percent). Guided by a standard protocol, community distributors (CDs) provide seasonal malaria chemoprevention to children 3–59 months in the Sahel to prevent malaria. We assessed the relationship between fever reports in children and CDs’ protocol adherence, and whether any such association had been modified by households’ concurrent use of insecticide-treated nets.
This poster was presented at the 69th annual meeting of the American Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene.
