National and sub-national variation in patterns of febrile case management in sub-Saharan Africa

oleh: Victor A. Alegana, Joseph Maina, Paul O. Ouma, Peter M. Macharia, Jim Wright, Peter M. Atkinson, Emelda A. Okiro, Robert W. Snow, Andrew J. Tatem

Format: Article
Diterbitkan: Nature Portfolio 2018-11-01

Deskripsi

Treatment-seeking for fever is widely used to estimate treatment of childhood infections, but cross-country comparisons are problematic. Here, the authors estimate the probability of seeking treatment for fever at public facilities across 29 countries by quantifying person-level latent variables.