Pre-referral injectable artesunate and outcomes of childhood severe malaria at a secondary health facility in North-central Nigeria: a cross-sectional study
This study showed a very low uptake of pre-referral injectable artesunate among children with severe malaria, and the presence of impaired consciousness increased the odds of a child receiving injectable artesunate. In addition, most children with severe malaria had received pre-hospitalisation medications that were mostly inappropriate.
Authors
- Aisha Funmilayo Lawal
- Mosunmola Rafiat Folorunsho
- Olugbenga Ayodeji Mokuolu (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8273-5876)
- Mohammed Baba Abdulkadir (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0500-1195)
- Mariam Abdulbaki (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0002-1314-6001)
- Amudalat Issa
- Olayinka Rasheed Ibrahim
Institutions
- University of Ilorin (NG)
- Kwara State Polytechnic (NG)
- University of Ilorin Teaching Hospital (NG)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Malaria Journal
- Published
- 2025-04-18
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1186/s12936-025-05317-6
- Primary Topic
- Malaria Research and Control
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00