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Multi-country review of ITN routine distribution data: are ANC and EPI channels achieving their potential?

Malaria Journal, 2022
Background Routine continuous distribution (CD) of insecticide-treated nets (ITNs) has been an important part of an overall ITN strategy to complement mass campaigns since the early 2000s.
Jane E. Miller, Kezia Malm, Aimain Alexis Serge, Marcellin Joel Ateba, Peter Gitanya, Doudou Sene, Emmanuel H. Kooma, Balla Kandeh, Lilia Gerberg, Luigi Nuñez   +9 more
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Knowledge, attitude, and adherence to malaria control guidelines and the prevalence of Plasmodium species infection in localities across transmission and ecological zones in Cameroon [PDF]

, 2023
Livinus N. Tangi, Marcelus U. Ajonina, Marcel N. Moyeh, F. Hanesh, Vincent N. Ntui, Pilate N. Kwi, Eric C. T. Toussi, Mary Progress S. Fung, FohTella Fah, Joel M. Mayaba, Franklin T. Formilack, Veronica N. Ntasin, Theobald Mue Nji, Emmanuel V. Yenshu, Eric Achidi, Alfred Amambua‐Ngwa, Tobias O. Apinjoh   +16 more
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Integrated community case management in a peri-urban setting: a qualitative evaluation in Wakiso District, Uganda

BMC Health Services Research, 2017
Background Integrated community case management (iCCM) strategies aim to reach poor communities by providing timely access to treatment for malaria, pneumonia and diarrhoea for children under 5 years of age.
Robin Altaras, Mark Montague, Kirstie Graham, Clare E. Strachan, Laura Senyonjo, Rebecca King, Helen Counihan, Denis Mubiru, Karin Källander, Sylvia Meek, James Tibenderana   +10 more
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Malaria [PDF]

Nature Reviews Disease Primers, 2017
(Uploaded by Plazi for the Bat Literature Project) Malaria is caused in humans by five species of single-celled eukaryotic Plasmodium parasites (mainly Plasmodium falciparum and Plasmodium vivax) that are transmitted by the bite of Anopheles spp. mosquitoes.
Margaret A, Phillips, Jeremy N, Burrows, Christine, Manyando, Rob Hooft, van Huijsduijnen, Wesley C, Van Voorhis, Timothy N C, Wells   +5 more
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Childhood pneumonia diagnostics: community health workers’ and national stakeholders’ differing perspectives of new and existing aids

Global Health Action, 2017
Background: Pneumonia heavily contributes to global under-five mortality. Many countries use community case management to detect and treat childhood pneumonia. Community health workers (CHWs) have limited tools to help them assess signs of pneumonia. New
Hollie Spence, Kevin Baker, Alexandra Wharton-Smith, Akasiima Mucunguzi, Lena Matata, Tedila Habte, Diana Nanyumba, Anteneh Sebsibe, Thol Thany, Karin Källander   +9 more
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From efficacy to effectiveness: a comprehensive framework for monitoring, evaluating and optimizing seasonal malaria chemoprevention programmes

Malaria Journal
Background Seasonal Malaria Chemoprevention (SMC) is a highly effective intervention for preventing malaria, particularly in areas with highly seasonal transmission.
Monica Anna de Cola, Elisabeth G. Chestnutt, Sol Richardson, Matthieu Baudry, Chuks Nnaji, Taiwo Ibinaiye, Azoukalné Moukénet, Kunle Rotimi, Benoît Sawadogo, Joshua Okafor, Cheick Saïd Compaoré, Chibuzo Oguoma, Christian Rassi, Arantxa Roca-Feltrer   +13 more
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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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“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
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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
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