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Cluster-randomized study of intermittent preventive treatment for malaria in infants (IPTi) in southern Tanzania: evaluation of impact on survival. [PDF]

open access: yes, 2011
BACKGROUND\ud \ud Intermittent Preventive Treatment for malaria control in infants (IPTi) consists of the administration of a treatment dose of an anti-malarial drug, usually sulphadoxine-pyrimethamine, at scheduled intervals, regardless of the presence ...
Shirima, K   +50 more
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Determinants of use of intermittent preventive treatment of malaria in pregnancy: Jinja, Uganda. [PDF]

open access: yes, 2010
BACKGROUND: Maternal malaria is associated with serious adverse pregnancy outcomes. One recommended means of preventing malaria during pregnancy is intermittent preventive therapy (IPTp) with sulfadoxine/pyrimethamine (SP).
Sarah G Staedke   +26 more
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Intermittent screening and treatment versus intermittent preventive treatment of malaria in pregnancy: provider knowledge and acceptability. [PDF]

open access: yes, 2011
Malaria in pregnancy (MiP) is associated with increased risks of maternal and foetal complications. The WHO recommends a package of interventions including intermittent preventive treatment (IPT) with sulphadoxine-pyrimethamine (SP), insecticide-treated ...
Smith Paintain Lucy   +32 more
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Influences of intermittent preventive treatment and persistent multiclonal Plasmodium falciparum infections on clinical malaria risk. [PDF]

open access: yes, 2010
BACKGROUND: Intermittent preventive treatment (IPT) of malaria involves administration of curative doses of antimalarials at specified time points to vulnerable populations in endemic areas, regardless whether a subject is known to be infected.
Färnert, Anna   +35 more
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Community effectiveness of intermittent preventive treatment for infants (IPTi) in rural southern Tanzania. [PDF]

open access: yes, 2010
Intermittent preventive treatment of malaria in infants (IPTi) with sulphadoxine-pyrimethamine shows evidence of efficacy in individually randomized, controlled trials.
Alonso, Pedro   +10 more
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Duration of protection against clinical malaria provided by three regimens of intermittent preventive treatment in Tanzanian infants. [PDF]

open access: yes, 2010
BACKGROUND: Intermittent preventive treatment in infants (IPTi) is a new malaria control tool. However, it is uncertain whether IPTi works mainly through chemoprophylaxis or treatment of existing infections.
Frank W Mosha   +21 more
core   +2 more sources

Modelling the epidemiological impact of intermittent preventive treatment against malaria in infants. [PDF]

open access: yes, 2008
BACKGROUND: Trials of intermittent preventive treatment against malaria in infants (IPTi) using sulphadoxine-pyrimethamine (SP) have shown a positive, albeit variable, protective efficacy against clinical malaria episodes. The impact of IPTi in different
Penny, Melissa   +26 more
core   +2 more sources

The cost-effectiveness of intermittent preventive treatment for malaria in infants in Sub-Saharan Africa. [PDF]

open access: yes, 2010
BACKGROUND: Intermittent preventive treatment in infants (IPTi) has been shown to decrease clinical malaria by approximately 30% in the first year of life and is a promising malaria control strategy for Sub-Saharan Africa which can be delivered alongside
Grobusch, Martin P.   +160 more
core   +1 more source

Morbidity from malaria in children in the year after they had received intermittent preventive treatment of malaria: a randomised trial. [PDF]

open access: yes, 2011
BACKGROUND: Interventions that reduce exposure to malaria infection may lead to delayed malaria morbidity and mortality. We investigated whether intermittent preventive treatment of malaria in children (IPTc) was associated with an increase in the ...
Issa N Ouédraogo   +44 more
core   +1 more source

Cost-effectiveness of malaria intermittent preventive treatment in infants (IPTi) in Mozambique and the United Republic of Tanzania. [PDF]

open access: yes, 2009
OBJECTIVE\ud \ud To estimate the cost-effectiveness of malaria intermittent preventive treatment in infants (IPTi) using sulfadoxine-pyrimethamine (SP).\ud \ud METHODS\ud \ud In two previous IPTi trials in Ifakara (United Republic of Tanzania) and ...
Macete, E.   +57 more
core   +1 more source

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