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Hospital attendance, malaria prevalence and self-medication with an antimalarial drug before and after the start of COVID-19 pandemic in a sentinel site for malaria surveillance in Gabon
| العنوان: | Hospital attendance, malaria prevalence and self-medication with an antimalarial drug before and after the start of COVID-19 pandemic in a sentinel site for malaria surveillance in Gabon |
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| المؤلفون: | Denise Patricia Mawili-Mboumba, Fanny Bertrande Batchy Ognagosso, Noé Patrick M’Bondoukwé, Jacques Mari Ndong Ngomo, Bridy Chesly Moutombi Ditombi, Ahmed Adissa Agbanrin, Tatiana Nymane, Bedrich Pongui Ngondza, Reinne Moutongo Mouandza, Coella Joyce Mihindou, Dimitri Ardin Mabika Moussavou, Ornella Anaïse Mbang Nguema, Marielle Karine Bouyou-Akotet |
| المصدر: | Malaria Journal, Vol 24, Iss 1, Pp 1-10 (2025) |
| بيانات النشر: | BMC, 2025. |
| سنة النشر: | 2025 |
| المجموعة: | LCC:Arctic medicine. Tropical medicine LCC:Infectious and parasitic diseases |
| مصطلحات موضوعية: | Malaria, COVID-19, Outpatients, Attendance, Gabon, Arctic medicine. Tropical medicine, RC955-962, Infectious and parasitic diseases, RC109-216 |
| الوصف: | Abstract Background The negative impact of COVID-19 pandemic on healthcare service utilization has been reported in several countries. In Gabon, data on the preparedness for future pandemic are lacking. The aim of the present study was to assess the trends of hospital attendance, malaria and self-medication prevalences as well as ITN use before and during Covid-19 first epidemic waves in a paediatric wards of a sentinel site for malaria surveillance, in Libreville, Gabon. Methods This was a retrospective descriptive and hospital-based survey which was conducted at the Regional Hospital of Melen Estuaire (RHME). Census of files of patients below 18 years of age attending for fever management with a result of malaria biological diagnosis from January 2018 to December 2022 was conducted. Comparison of the prevalence of microscopic malaria, ITN use, self-medication and the fever duration prior the screening before and after year 2020 was performed using bivariate and multivariate analysis. Results Overall, 14428 febrile participants were screened for malaria. A 15% increase in the number of febrile patients was observed between 2019 and 2020 while this rate was above 100% in 2021 and 2022. The frequency of self-medication significantly doubled in 2020 and 2021 compared to the pre-COVID-19 period (p |
| نوع الوثيقة: | article |
| وصف الملف: | electronic resource |
| اللغة: | English |
| تدمد: | 1475-2875 |
| Relation: | https://doaj.org/toc/1475-2875 |
| DOI: | 10.1186/s12936-025-05272-2 |
| URL الوصول: | https://doaj.org/article/85782a844eb241fa836cb67d5480b148 |
| رقم الانضمام: | edsdoj.85782a844eb241fa836cb67d5480b148 |
| قاعدة البيانات: | Directory of Open Access Journals |
Full Text Finder | تدمد: | 14752875 |
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| DOI: | 10.1186/s12936-025-05272-2 |