Trends in malaria chemoprophylaxis prescription in South Africa 1994 to 2000 |
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Authors: | Leggat Peter A Dürrheim David N Blumberg Lucille |
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Affiliation: | School of Public Health and Tropical Medicine, James Cook University, Townsville, Queensland, Australia. |
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Abstract: | The World Health Organization estimates that more than 300 million cases of malaria exist worldwide each year, resulting in more than 3 million deaths, with more than 1 million deaths of children in sub-Saharan Africa alone. Malaria is also a reemerging disease in some parts of Africa, including South Africa. Malaria prevention is multi-faceted with no single precaution offering complete protection. Taking chemoprophylaxis decreases the severity and frequency of death from malaria due to Plasmodium falciparum when compared with taking no chemoprophylaxis. |
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