Parental behaviors regarding fever in young children in Benin: study of population survey data.

Introduction: the search for care of parents in case of the febrile episode of children is not always systematic. This study aims to improve knowledge on health care research in cases of fever in children under five years of age in Benin.

Methods: this study used data from the Benin Demographic and Health Survey 2017-2018.

Use of a digital job-aid in improving antenatal clinical protocols and quality of care in rural primary-level health facilities in Burkina Faso: a quasi-experimental evaluation.

Objective: We assessed the impact of a digital clinical decision support (CDS) tool in improving health providers adherence to recommended antenatal protocols and service quality in rural primary-level health facilities in Burkina Faso.

Design: A quasi-experimental evaluation based on a cross-sectional post-intervention assessment comparing the intervention district to a comparison group.

Setting And Participants: The study included 331 direct observations and exit interviews of pregnant women seeking antenatal care (ANC) across 48 rural primary-level health facilities in Burkina Faso in 2021.

Care-seeking behaviour among febrile children under five in Togo.

Background: Fever is one of the warning signs of poor health in children. Care-seeking in febrile children is importance in reducing child deaths and morbidity. This care-seeking by parents in children with fever is however relatively low in sub-Sahara Africa.