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A Compariosn of efficacy of insecticide-Treated and Untreated Bednets in Preventing Malaria in Gambian Children
(Oxford University Press, 11/1/1995)
An evaluation of the Gambian national insecticide impregnated bed net programme, which has introduced insecticide treatment of bed nets into all primary health care (PHC) villages in The Gambia, provided an opportunity to ...
Behavioral Change Communication Strategy Vital in Malaria Prevention Interventions in Rural Communities: Nakasongola District, Uganda
(Pan African Medical Journal, 12/25/2012)
Introduction: Malaria is a leading killer disease in Uganda and it accounts for significant morbidity in pregnant women and children. Pregnant
women are more susceptible to malaria, which causes adverse effects including ...
Perceptions of Malaria and Vaccines in Kenya
(Taylor & Francis, 10/1/2011)
Malaria is a leading cause of morbidity and mortality in Kenya. To confront malaria, the Government of Kenya has been implementing and coordinating three approaches - vector control by distributing insecticide-treated bed ...
Laboratory Malaria Diagnostic Capacity in Health Facilities in Five Administrative Zones of Oromia Regional State, Ethiopia
(2010 Blackwell Publishing Ltd, 2010-12)
Objectives and methods: Quality laboratory services are a requisite to guide rational case management of malaria. Using a pre-tested, standardized assessment tool, we assessed laboratory diagnostic capacity in 69 primary, ...
A Single Dose of Intramuscular Sulfadoxine-Pyrimethamine as an Adjunct to Quinine in the Treatment of Severe Malaria: Pharmacokinetics and Efficacy
(Oxford University Press, 4/1/1983)
It has been suggested that sulfadoxine-pyrimethamine (SDPM) may be useful in the treatment of severe malaria since it could enhance the killing of parasites by quinine (QN) and it can be given as a single intramuscular ...
Why are IPTp coverage targets so elusive in Sub-Saharan Africa? A Systematic Review of Health System Barriers
(BioMed Central, 10/3/2013)
Background: Use of intermittent preventive treatment (IPTp) is a proven cost-effective intervention for preventing
malaria in pregnancy. However, despite the roll-out of IPTp policies across Africa more than ten years ...
Ball Back in Africa’s Court: Funding Malaria Control and Elimination
(Pan African Medical Journal, 1/26/2013)
Chlorproguanil/Dapsone for the Treatment of Non-severe Plasmodium Falciparum Malaria in Kenya: a pilot study
(Oxford University Press, 5/1/1988)
Chlorocycloguanil, the active metabolite of chlorproguanil, was synergistic in vitro with dapsone against 2 culture-adapted Plasmodium falciparum isolates from Kenya; maximal synergy occurred at lower concentrations that ...
Community Perceptions of Malaria and Vaccines in the South Coast and Busia Regions of Kenya
(BioMed Central, 5/30/2011)
Background
Malaria is a leading cause of morbidity and mortality in children younger than 5 years in Kenya. Within the context of planning for a vaccine to be used alongside existing malaria control methods, this study ...
Safety monitoring of artemisinin combination therapy through a national pharmacovigilance system in an endemic malaria setting
(BioMed Central, 2/5/2013)
Background
The National Malaria Control Programme in Senegal, introduced since 2006, artemisinin-based combination therapy (ACT administration) for the treatment of uncomplicated malaria cases. In this framework, an ...