Overtreatment of malaria in the Nigerian healthcare setting: prescription practice, rationale and consequences.
Malaria
consequences
overtreatment
Journal
The Pan African medical journal
ISSN: 1937-8688
Titre abrégé: Pan Afr Med J
Pays: Uganda
ID NLM: 101517926
Informations de publication
Date de publication:
2023
2023
Historique:
received:
28
09
2021
accepted:
08
06
2023
medline:
26
9
2023
pubmed:
25
9
2023
entrez:
25
9
2023
Statut:
epublish
Résumé
Nigeria is one of the countries in the world with the highest burden of malaria, accounting for a quarter of all cases in Africa. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, microscopic examination remains the gold standard for laboratory confirmation of malaria. However, the policy and practice of presumptive treatment of malaria for all febrile illnesses has been widely advocated in sub-Saharan Africa. Presumptive management of fevers and/or other symptoms of malaria results in over-diagnosis, and consequently overtreatment. This article discusses the overtreatment of malaria as practiced in Nigeria and other African regions against standard treatment guidelines, highlights a wide range of its associated effects on patients and proffers possible solutions to curb the unethical practice of malaria overtreatment.
Identifiants
pubmed: 37745920
doi: 10.11604/pamj.2023.45.111.31780
pii: PAMJ-45-111
pmc: PMC10516759
doi:
Types de publication
Journal Article
Langues
eng
Sous-ensembles de citation
IM
Pagination
111Informations de copyright
Copyright: Emmanuel Temitope Anjorin et al.
Déclaration de conflit d'intérêts
The authors declare no competing interests.
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