Date of Graduation
12-2020
Document Type
Thesis
Degree Name
Bachelor of Science in Nursing
Degree Level
Undergraduate
Department
Nursing
Advisor/Mentor
Agana,Carol
Committee Member/Reader
Lofton,Ann
Abstract
Malaria, a disease that is preventable yet frequently fatal, disproportionately affects pediatric African populations at a rate that results in a child under the age of 5 dying every two minutes. Since 1955, the World Health Organization has contributed to a significant reduction in the morbidity and mortality of malaria; however, progress has stalled in recent years. In some countries, particularly those in sub-Saharan Africa, cases have increased since 2015. This literature review seeks to identify factors associated with this incline, as well as what interventions can have the greatest impact to prevent pediatric mortality in areas with the largest disease burden.
Keywords
Africa, sub-Saharan Africa, malaria, pediatric mortality, pediatric, prevention
Citation
Mosley, T. (2020). Prevention of Pediatric Mortality Associated with Malaria: An Exhaustive Literature Review. The Eleanor Mann School of Nursing Undergraduate Honors Theses Retrieved from https://scholarworks.uark.edu/nursuht/129
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