The accuracy of the clinical histories given by mothers of seriously ill African children
- 1 September 1987
- journal article
- other
- Published by Taylor & Francis in Paediatrics and International Child Health
- Vol. 7 (3) , 187-189
- https://doi.org/10.1080/02724936.1987.11748504
Abstract
SUMMARY The mothers of 87 Gambian children with a potentially fatal illness were interviewed at the time that their children were admitted to hospital and attempts were made to establish a diagnosis using the mothers' history alone. In 66 cases (76%) initial diagnoses corresponded to the diagnoses established finally by clinical and laboratory investigations. Diagnoses established at second interviews held with 51 mothers 1 month after their children had left hospital were accurate in 88% of cases. Gambian mothers can describe accurately a serious illness in their children and they can, therefore, be relied upon to give accurate information about an illness from which a child has died.This publication has 2 references indexed in Scilit:
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