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Seasonal Malaria Chemoprevention in Guinea in 2020: coverage survey results [PDF]
, 2021 In 2020 SMC was implemented in 17 out of 33 prefectures, which include 50% of the population outside the city of Conakry. The COVID-19 pandemic, and the presidential elections in Guinea, could potentially have affected SMC campaigns in 2020, it was therefore important to evaluate coverage of SMC given these challenges and the increased area of ...
Loua, Kovana Marcel, Milligan, Paul
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Frontiers in Tropical DiseasesMalaria is a leading cause of death in school-aged children in sub-Saharan Africa, and non-fatal chronic malaria infections are associated with anaemia, school absence and decreased learning, preventing children from reaching their full potential ...
Colette Morlino +44 more
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Malaria Journal, 2020 Background Seasonal malaria chemoprevention is widely implemented in Sahel and sub-Sahel countries in Africa. Few studies have assessed the impact of the SMC on hospital admission and death when it is implemented in the health system.
Djibrilla Issiaka +9 more
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Women's Experiences and Views about Costs of Seeking Malaria Chemoprevention and other Antenatal Services: A Qualitative Study from two Districts in Rural Tanzania. [PDF]
, 2010 The Tanzanian government recommends women who attend antenatal care (ANC) clinics to accept receiving intermittent preventive treatment against malaria during pregnancy (IPTp) and vouchers for insecticide-treated nets (ITNs) at subsidized prices.
A Hardon +49 more
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Effectiveness of seasonal malaria chemoprevention at scale in west and central Africa: an observational study [PDF]
The Lancet, 2020 Seasonal malaria chemoprevention (SMC) aims to prevent malaria in children during the high malaria transmission season. The Achieving Catalytic Expansion of SMC in the Sahel (ACCESS-SMC) project sought to remove barriers to the scale-up of SMC in seven countries in 2015 and 2016.
Ebenezer Baba +80 more
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Malaria Journal, 2021 Background In endemic areas, children develop slowly and naturally anti-Plasmodium antibodies and become semi-immune. Seasonal Malaria Chemoprevention (SMC) with sulfadoxine-pyrimethamine + amodiaquine (SPAQ) is a new strategy to reduce malaria morbidity
Lamine Mahaman Moustapha +7 more
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Malaria in school-age children in Africa: an increasingly important challenge. [PDF]
, 2014 School-age children have attracted relatively little attention as a group in need of special measures to protect them against malaria. However, increasing success in lowering the level of malaria transmission in many previously highly endemic areas will ...
Brooker, Simon J +6 more
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Infection and Drug Resistance, 2022 Séni Nikiema,1,2 Issiaka Soulama,1,3 Salif Sombié,1 André-Marie Tchouatieu,4 Samuel Sindie Sermé,5 Noëlie Béré Henry,5 Nicolas Ouedraogo,1 Nathalie Ouaré,1,6 Raissa Ily,1,6 Oumarou Ouédraogo,3 Dramane Zongo,3 Florencia Wendkuuni Djigma,2 Alfred B Tiono,1
Nikiema S +14 more
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Cost-effectiveness of seasonal malaria chemoprevention in upper west region of Ghana [PDF]
Malaria Journal, 2016 In Ghana, malaria is endemic and perennial (with significant seasonal variations in the three Northern Regions), accounting for 33 % of all deaths among children under 5 years old, with prevalence rates in children under-five ranging from 11 % in Greater Accra to 40 % in Northern Region.
Nonvignon, Justice +8 more
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Malaria Journal, 2021 Background Malaria and malnutrition remain major problems in Sahel countries, especially in young children. The direct effect of malnutrition on malaria remains poorly understood, and may have important implications for malaria control.
Mariken de Wit +18 more
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