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Awareness, knowledge, attitude, and practice of adverse drug reaction reporting among health workers in primary health centres participating in seasonal malaria chemoprevention campaign in Nigeria in 2022: a cross-sectional survey

BMC Health Services Research
Background Evaluating health workers’ knowledge and practice of adverse drug reaction (ADR) reporting is an important step in identifying gaps in quality ADR reporting during public health interventions like the seasonal malaria chemoprevention (SMC ...
Kunle Rotimi, Babatunde Fagbemi, Grace Omole, Aminu Ahmed Biambo, Taiwo Ibinaiye, Azuka Iwegbu, Olabisi Ogunmola, Chibuzo Oguoma, Olusola Oresanya   +8 more
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Insecticide resistance patterns in Uganda and the effect of indoor residual spraying with bendiocarb on kdr L1014S frequencies in Anopheles gambiae s.s.

Malaria Journal, 2017
Background Resistance of malaria vectors to pyrethroid insecticides has been attributed to selection pressure from long-lasting insecticidal nets (LLINs), indoor residual spraying (IRS), and the use of chemicals in agriculture.
Tarekegn A. Abeku, Michelle E. H. Helinski, Matthew J. Kirby, James Ssekitooleko, Chris Bass, Irene Kyomuhangi, Michael Okia, Godfrey Magumba, Sylvia R. Meek   +8 more
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Characterizing the permanence and stationary distribution for a family of malaria stochastic models [PDF]

, 2019
Presented at Biology and Medicine Through Mathematics Conference (BAMM) According to WHO estimates released in December 2016, about 212 million cases of malaria occurred in 2015 resulting in about 429 thousand deaths.
Wanduku, Divine
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Multisectoral Convergence of Food, Nutrition and Sanitation Programs for Child Health: Evidence From Country‐Level Programs in India

Applied Economic Perspectives and Policy, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This paper underscores the critical role of multisectoral convergence in enhancing child health, particularly in addressing anemia, a micronutrient deficiency linked to both diet and sanitation. We explore how the integration of nationwide food and nutrition programs with sanitation initiatives impacts anemia in Indian children under three ...
Soumya Gupta, Payal Seth, Prabhu Pingali
wiley   +1 more source

“We witnessed medicines help our children, then we became proud”: experiences and acceptability of seasonal malaria chemoprevention in Aweil, South Sudan

Malaria Journal
Background Malaria remains a significant public health concern, particularly in resource-constrained settings and regions affected by ongoing humanitarian crises, such as Northen Bahr el Ghazal in South Sudan.
Francis Okot, Maria Suau Sans, Erica Viganò, Abubaker Rom, Denis Mubiru, Kevin Baker, Jamshed Khan, Ahmed Julla   +7 more
doaj   +1 more source

Mechanistic Insights Into Photocatalytic Materials for Toxic Pollutants: Environmental Remediation of Personal Care Products

Asia-Pacific Journal of Chemical Engineering, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Photocatalytic materials have emerged as promising solutions for environmental applications due to their ability to degrade organic pollutants under sunlight or artificial light. In this review, recent progress on the photocatalytic materials used for the degradation of pharmaceutical personal care products (PPCPs) in environmental ...
Urvashi Sen, Gunjan Chauhan, Surbhi Soni, Monika Vats, Anand Kumar, Indra Bahadur   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

Using the role model approach to optimise caregiver administration of sulfadoxine-pyrimethamine amodiaquine to children aged 3–59 months in Burkina Faso, Chad and Togo: findings from an evaluation

Malaria Journal
Background Seasonal malaria chemoprevention (SMC) is a World Health Organization-recommended intervention for the prevention of malaria among children at high risk in areas with seasonal transmission.
Laura Donovan, Muhammad Shafique, Alexandra Wharton-Smith, Sol Richardson, Erica Viganò, Adama Traore, Cheick Compaoré, Narcisse Tounaikok, Beakgoube Honoré, Nodjiyam Dingamtel, Fantche Awokou, Essèboè Sewu, Gauthier Tougri, Mahamat Saleh Issakha Diar, Tinah Atcha-Oubou, Charlotte Ward, Kevin Baker   +16 more
doaj   +1 more source

Malaria parasite detection increases during pregnancy in wild chimpanzees [PDF]

, 2014
Background: The diversity of malaria parasites (Plasmodium sp.) infecting chimpanzees (Pan troglodytes) and their close relatedness with those infecting humans is well documented. However, their biology is still largely unexplored and there is a need for
Boesch, Christophe, Calvignac-Spencer, Sébastien, De Nys, Hélène, Dorny, Pierre, Leendertz, Fabian, Mundry, Roger, Wittig, Roman M   +6 more
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Using routine health data to evaluate the impact of indoor residual spraying on malaria transmission in Madagascar [PDF]

, 2023
Emily Hilton, Saraha Rabeherisoa, Herizo Ramandimbiarijaona, Julie Knoll Rajaratnam, Allison Belemvire, Laurent Kapesa, Sarah Zohdy, Catherine Dentinger, Timothée Gandaho, Djenam Jacob, Sarah Burnett, Celestin Razafinjato   +11 more
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Associations of Specific Pesticides and Incident Rheumatoid Arthritis Among Female Spouses in the Agricultural Health Study

Arthritis &Rheumatology, EarlyView.
Objectives Growing evidence suggests farming and agricultural pesticide use may be associated with rheumatoid arthritis (RA), but few studies have examined specific pesticides and RA among women living on farms, who may personally use pesticides or may be indirectly exposed.
Christine G. Parks, Darya Leyzarovich, Ghassan B. Hamra, Karen H. Costenbader, Dazhe Chen, Jonathan N. Hofmann, Laura E. Beane Freeman, Dale P. Sandler   +7 more
wiley   +1 more source