OBJECTIVE To determine the malaria prevalence in under five year old children, comparing those utilising with those not utilising insecticide treated nets in Mtwara Municipality. DESIGN Descriptive cross-sectional study. SETTING Five streets that were randomly selected in Mtwara Municipality. SUBJECTS Three hundred and ninety eight (398) under five year old children. RESULTS In the 398 ...

The objective of this descriptive qualitative research was to explore the use information technologies and changes in its among elderly individuals who experienced longest curfews Turkey during COVID-19 pandemic. study also aimed better understand challenges age group faced while utilizing these technologies. researchers conducted semi-structured interviews with twelve over sixty-fives from dif...

Introduction Fever is a common presentation of HIV/AIDS, malaria and acute respiratory tract infections (ARIs) all of which are major causes of childhood morbidity and mortality in sub-Saharan Africa. Correct management requires accurate diagnosis of the cause of fever. This study was carried out to determine prevalence and pattern of in HIV, malaria and ARI in febrile children under 5 years of...

The present study was conducted with the objective to determine the treatment seeking behavior of parents/caretakers for injuries sustained by children under five years of age in rural Southern India. Out of 325 children, 39.7% were treated by a health personnel, 29% received home remedy while the rest (31.3%) did not receive any treatment. Abrasion (72.6%) was the commonest type of injury obse...

BACKGROUND Nigeria is still battling with preventable childhood deaths, being one of the six countries in which 50% of all global child deaths occur. Regular community and health facility audits are needed to determine morbidity and mortality patterns in children which will guide preventive and therapeutic interventions. OBJECTIVES The objective was to determine morbidity and mortality patter...

Background: The study obtained information on key growth promotion and developmental household and community health practices in Community-Integrated Management of Childhood Illnesses (C-IMCI) and non-C-IMCI in local government areas (LGAs) in Osun State, Nigeria, to determine the differences that existed, between these LGAs. Method: A cross-sectional comparative study to compare Integrated Man...