Dataset on Prevalence and Management Practices of Malaria- Typhoid Co-Infection in Unwana South East Nigeria

Malaria -typhoid co-infection is associated with poverty and underdevelopment with significant morbidity and mortality with similarities in clinical features of the two diseases that often result in misdiagnosis and mistreatment of the febrile patients. This dataset provides information on the prevalence, attitudes that constitute risk factors in the diagnosis and the management practices of malaria and malaria- typhoid co-infection in a medical facility of a higher institution in south east Nigeria. It comprises of the demographic, diagnostic and management data collected from June to November, 2020. Two hundred and thirty-six (236) febrile volunteers comprising 104 males and 132 females attending the medical Centre of Akanu Ibiam Federal polytechnic Unwana, Afkpo Ebonyi state Nigeria participated in this study. Data of laboratory diagnosis and responses to structured questionnaire with respect to diagnostic and management practices of malaria -typhoid co-infection are presented in Excel spreadsheets. Malaria parasite density was determined using thick blood film microscopy whereas the typhoid diagnosis was based on Widal test. These data are useful for assessing attitudes in diagnosis and management that may be responsible for increasing incidence to malaria-typhoid co-infection and can also serve as baseline data for researchers and Health policy formulators.

疟疾与伤寒的共感染与贫困及欠发达地区密切相关，这两种疾病在临床特征上存在相似性，常导致发热患者的误诊和误治，进而引发显著的发病率和死亡率。本数据集收录了位于尼日利亚东南部一所高等教育机构医疗设施中，关于疟疾及疟疾-伤寒共感染在诊断和管理实践中的流行病学信息、构成风险因素的认知态度。数据集包括从2020年6月至11月收集的流行病学、诊断和管理数据。共有236名发热志愿者参与研究，其中男性104名，女性132名，他们均来自尼日利亚 Ebonyi州 Afkpo 的 Akanu Ibiam 联邦理工学院医疗中心。数据以 Excel 表格形式呈现，包括实验室诊断数据和针对疟疾-伤寒共感染诊断及管理实践的标准化问卷回答。疟疾寄生虫密度通过厚血膜显微镜检测确定，而伤寒的诊断则基于魏氏反应。这些数据对于评估可能导致疟疾-伤寒共感染发病率上升的诊断和管理态度具有重要价值，同时也可作为研究人员和卫生政策制定者的基础数据。