Antimalarial drug prescriptions and clinical outcomes of febrile children in Arba Minch City, South Ethiopia
There was a high adherence to guidelines for prescribing antimalarial drugs at both higher- and lower-level healthcare facilities, accompanied by favourable clinical outcomes. However, the proportion of persistent fever and patient visits to other healthcare facilities after initial management underscores the need for additional diagnostic tools, including biomarker assays, to identify bacterial causes of fever.
Authors
- Tadesse Menjetta (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2510-604X)
- Techalew Shimelis (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3531-0482)
- Susana Vaz Nery (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2399-7785)
- Dereje Geleta (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5264-9501)
- Abinet Takele
Institutions
- Hawassa University (ET)
- UNSW Sydney (AU)
- Wolkite University (ET)
- Arba Minch University (ET)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Malaria Journal
- Published
- 2025-06-20
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1186/s12936-025-05449-9
- Citations
- 1
- Primary Topic
- Malaria Research and Control
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 1.88
Funders
- University of New South Wales
- Hawassa University