Response of parents to five killer diseases among children in a Yoruba community, Nigeria

Home management of childhood febrile illnesses in a rural community in Nigeria

“…A large number of these mothers had used orthodox drugs namely, antimalarials, antipyretics and antibiotics at home. This corroborates the findings of other studies 3,5,7 . Other studies have also reported the use of local herbs in the treatment of childhood febrile illnesses 3,8 .…”

Home management of childhood febrile illnesses in a rural community in Nigeria

“…A large number of these mothers had used orthodox drugs namely, antimalarials, antipyretics and antibiotics at home. This corroborates the findings of other studies 3,5,7 . Other studies have also reported the use of local herbs in the treatment of childhood febrile illnesses 3,8 .…”

Spoiled breast milk and bad water; local understandings of diarrhea causes and prevention in rural Sierra Leone

“…Our findings correspond with studies across sub-Saharan Africa countries related to diarrhea causation including the role of a dirty environment and polluted water [10,13,28], bad food or an imbalanced mix of food [16-18], various insects including flies, mosquitoes or worms [12,29,30], supernatural forces such as witches or religious spirits [10,30,31] and spoiled breast milk. Spoiled breast milk emerged as especially relevant in this context, similar to studies exploring how a mother’s sexual behaviors led to childhood diarrhea in Ghana [32], Zimbabwe [10,32], Nigeria [33,34], Burkina Faso [14], Mali [14,18], Tanzania [19] and Kenya [20].…”

“…Spoiled breast milk emerged as especially relevant in this context, similar to studies exploring how a mother’s sexual behaviors led to childhood diarrhea in Ghana [32], Zimbabwe [10,32], Nigeria [33,34], Burkina Faso [14], Mali [14,18], Tanzania [19] and Kenya [20]. Teething or the emergence of tooth buds, while reported in several studies across sub-Saharan Africa [10,11,13,17,28,35,36], was scarcely identified as a cause of diarrhea in Sierra Leone.…”

Health Beliefs and Patient Perspectives of Febrile Illness in Kilombero, Tanzania

“…Non-biomedical reasoning for febrile illness has been demonstrated in several other studies conducted across sub-Saharan Africa, particularly in rural areas. 23,34,[48][49][50] Although half (50%) of all patients enrolled in our study presented with respiratory symptoms, there was no mention from any participant of a possible respiratory tract infection. Recent studies characterizing febrile illness among children in Tanzania found that respiratory tract infections comprised the largest attributable fraction of clinical diagnoses among febrile patients, with respiratory distress serving as the strongest predictor of mortality.…”

Home management of childhood febrile illnesses in a rural community in Nigeria

“…A large number of these mothers had used orthodox drugs namely, antimalarials, antipyretics and antibiotics at home. This corroborates the findings of other studies 3,5,7 . Other studies have also reported the use of local herbs in the treatment of childhood febrile illnesses 3,8 .…”

Spoiled breast milk and bad water; local understandings of diarrhea causes and prevention in rural Sierra Leone

“…Our findings correspond with studies across sub-Saharan Africa countries related to diarrhea causation including the role of a dirty environment and polluted water [10,13,28], bad food or an imbalanced mix of food [16-18], various insects including flies, mosquitoes or worms [12,29,30], supernatural forces such as witches or religious spirits [10,30,31] and spoiled breast milk. Spoiled breast milk emerged as especially relevant in this context, similar to studies exploring how a mother’s sexual behaviors led to childhood diarrhea in Ghana [32], Zimbabwe [10,32], Nigeria [33,34], Burkina Faso [14], Mali [14,18], Tanzania [19] and Kenya [20].…”

“…Spoiled breast milk emerged as especially relevant in this context, similar to studies exploring how a mother’s sexual behaviors led to childhood diarrhea in Ghana [32], Zimbabwe [10,32], Nigeria [33,34], Burkina Faso [14], Mali [14,18], Tanzania [19] and Kenya [20]. Teething or the emergence of tooth buds, while reported in several studies across sub-Saharan Africa [10,11,13,17,28,35,36], was scarcely identified as a cause of diarrhea in Sierra Leone.…”

Health Beliefs and Patient Perspectives of Febrile Illness in Kilombero, Tanzania

“…Non-biomedical reasoning for febrile illness has been demonstrated in several other studies conducted across sub-Saharan Africa, particularly in rural areas. 23,34,[48][49][50] Although half (50%) of all patients enrolled in our study presented with respiratory symptoms, there was no mention from any participant of a possible respiratory tract infection. Recent studies characterizing febrile illness among children in Tanzania found that respiratory tract infections comprised the largest attributable fraction of clinical diagnoses among febrile patients, with respiratory distress serving as the strongest predictor of mortality.…”

Home management of childhood febrile illnesses in a rural community in Nigeria

“…A large number of these mothers had used orthodox drugs namely, antimalarials, antipyretics and antibiotics at home. This corroborates the findings of other studies 3,5,7 . Other studies have also reported the use of local herbs in the treatment of childhood febrile illnesses 3,8 .…”

Spoiled breast milk and bad water; local understandings of diarrhea causes and prevention in rural Sierra Leone

“…Our findings correspond with studies across sub-Saharan Africa countries related to diarrhea causation including the role of a dirty environment and polluted water [10,13,28], bad food or an imbalanced mix of food [16-18], various insects including flies, mosquitoes or worms [12,29,30], supernatural forces such as witches or religious spirits [10,30,31] and spoiled breast milk. Spoiled breast milk emerged as especially relevant in this context, similar to studies exploring how a mother’s sexual behaviors led to childhood diarrhea in Ghana [32], Zimbabwe [10,32], Nigeria [33,34], Burkina Faso [14], Mali [14,18], Tanzania [19] and Kenya [20].…”

“…Spoiled breast milk emerged as especially relevant in this context, similar to studies exploring how a mother’s sexual behaviors led to childhood diarrhea in Ghana [32], Zimbabwe [10,32], Nigeria [33,34], Burkina Faso [14], Mali [14,18], Tanzania [19] and Kenya [20]. Teething or the emergence of tooth buds, while reported in several studies across sub-Saharan Africa [10,11,13,17,28,35,36], was scarcely identified as a cause of diarrhea in Sierra Leone.…”

Health Beliefs and Patient Perspectives of Febrile Illness in Kilombero, Tanzania

“…Non-biomedical reasoning for febrile illness has been demonstrated in several other studies conducted across sub-Saharan Africa, particularly in rural areas. 23,34,[48][49][50] Although half (50%) of all patients enrolled in our study presented with respiratory symptoms, there was no mention from any participant of a possible respiratory tract infection. Recent studies characterizing febrile illness among children in Tanzania found that respiratory tract infections comprised the largest attributable fraction of clinical diagnoses among febrile patients, with respiratory distress serving as the strongest predictor of mortality.…”