AFRO-NETS> Improving Community Case Management of Childhood Malaria

[Dieter Neuvians MD <neuvians@mweb.co.zw>]

Improving Community Case Management of Childhood Malaria
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- How Behavioral Research Can Help

Drs. Carol Baume, of the Academy for Educational Development (AED), and 
Patrick Kachur, of CDC have produced a document describing how social 
science research can inform and guide policy formulation and the design 
of interventions for improved treatment of febrile illness. The corner-
stone of the Regional Malaria Control Strategy in Africa is prompt and 
effective treatment of malaria illness. Provision of timely and effec-
tive treatment is challenged by issues of access, cost, compliance, and 
antimalarial drug resistance. Review and revision of treatment policies 
and the development of effective interventions at household, community 
and facility levels can be greatly enhanced by an adequate understand-
ing of human behavior.

The document can be used to plan appropriate social science investiga-
tions as part of policy and program review. The document is intended 
for program managers and policy makers. However, the document describes 
the resources required for such research (human and material) and links 
to a companion document, which comprises the study protocols them-
selves, to be used by trained social scientists. 

The document is based on work carried out by the authors with their
colleagues in Zambia, Malawi, Kenya, Benin and Mozambique as part of U.S.
Agency for International Development (USAID)-supported projects.
Please let us know what you think of this document. How useful is it in 
addressing the questions and concerns that program and policy folks 
have about the role of social science investigations? You may obtain 
copies of the document (and its companion after publication early in 
2001) from the Support for Analysis and Research in Africa (SARA) pro-
ject.

To request a copy of the document write to:

SARA Project 
Academy for Educational Development 
1825 Connecticut Avenue, NW 
Washington, D.C. 20009, USA
Tel: +1-202-884-8700
Fax: +1-202-884-8447
mailto:sara@aed.org

Sincerely yours,

Mary Ettling 
Malaria/Infectious Disease Advisor 
USAID Bureau for Africa

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