Table 2.
Thematic areas of concern expressed by caregivers of children with severe malaria (SM), severe malaria with repeated subsequent malaria attacks (SM + RMA) or otherwise healthy community children without any history of severe malaria or repeated malaria episodes (CC)
| Area of concern | Clinical group | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| SM | SM + RMA | CC | |
| Sense of helplessness | X | X | |
| Changes in behavior | X | X | |
| Academic achievement | X | X | X |
| Caregiver response to child’s behavior | X | X | |
| Family life disruptions | X | X | |
| Balancing work and family life | X | X | X |
| Disagreements in seeking health care | X | X | |
| Societal burden | X | X | |