“I feel so bad but have nothing to do.” Exploring Ugandan caregivers’ experiences of parenting a child with severe malaria and subsequent repeated uncomplicated malaria

“I feel so bad but have nothing to do.” Exploring Ugandan caregivers’ experiences of parenting a child with severe malaria and subsequent repeated uncomplicated malaria

Abstract Background Severe malaria in children is often associated with long-term behavioural and cognitive problems. A sizeable minority of children go on to experience repeated malaria due to the high transmission and infection rates in the region. The purpose of this study was to explore caregive...

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Main Authors: Ann J. Nakitende, Paul Bangirana, Noeline Nakasujja, Margaret Semrud-Clikeman, Andrew S. Ssemata, Chandy C. John, Richard Idro
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2018-10-01
Series:Malaria Journal
Subjects:
Repeated malaria attacks
Caregivers
Children
Severe malaria
Uncomplicated malaria
Parenting
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12936-018-2514-z

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