We found a match
Your institution may have access to this item. Find your institution then sign in to continue.
- Title
Overtreatment of malaria in the Nigerian healthcare setting: prescription practice, rationale and consequences.
- Authors
Anjorin, Emmanuel Temitope; Olulaja, Olufemi Nicholas; Osoba, Moyosoore Emmanuel; Oyadiran, Oluwafemi Temitayo; Ogunsanya, Ayodele Oloruntoba; Akinade, Omotola Nofisat; Inuojo, Jemimah Mayowa
- Abstract
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.
- Subjects
NIGERIA; SUB-Saharan Africa; OVERTREATMENT; MALARIA; CENTERS for Disease Control &; Prevention (U.S.); MEDICAL care; MEDICAL prescriptions
- Publication
Pan African Medical Journal, 2023, Vol 45, p1
- ISSN
1937-8688
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.11604/pamj.2023.45.111.31780