An intervention to improve lumbar puncture rates for meningitis surveillance in children at four secondary health facilities in Malawi: A before/after analysis.

Madalitso D ZuluHarrison MsukuChristopher C StanleyVincent S PhiriHillary M TopazianJobiba ChinkhumbaIrving F HoffmanJonathan J JulianoDon P MathangaTisungane Mvalo

Published in: Tropical medicine & international health : TM & IH (2024)

This analysis demonstrated a rise in LP rates following our intervention. This intervention package may be considered for planning future facility-based meningitis surveillances in similar low-resource settings.

Keyphrases

randomized controlled trial
public health
healthcare
mental health
cerebrospinal fluid
ultrasound guided
climate change