School-age children are a reservoir of malaria infection in Malawi
JA Walldorf, LM Cohee, JE Coalson, A Bauleni… - PloS one, 2015 - journals.plos.org
Malaria surveillance and interventions in endemic countries often target young children at
highest risk of malaria morbidity and mortality. We aimed to determine whether school-age …
highest risk of malaria morbidity and mortality. We aimed to determine whether school-age …
[HTML][HTML] Methodological considerations for use of routine health information system data to evaluate malaria program impact in an era of declining malaria …
Coverage of malaria control interventions is increasing dramatically across endemic
countries. Evaluating the impact of malaria control programs and specific interventions on …
countries. Evaluating the impact of malaria control programs and specific interventions on …
[HTML][HTML] Malaria transmission, infection, and disease at three sites with varied transmission intensity in Uganda: implications for malaria control
MR Kamya, E Arinaitwe, H Wanzira… - The American journal …, 2015 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
The intensification of control interventions has led to marked reductions in malaria burden in
some settings, but not others. To provide a comprehensive description of malaria …
some settings, but not others. To provide a comprehensive description of malaria …
A systematic review of changing malaria disease burden in sub-Saharan Africa since 2000: comparing model predictions and empirical observations
Background The most widely used measures of declining burden of malaria across sub-
Saharan Africa are predictions from geospatial models. These models apply spatiotemporal …
Saharan Africa are predictions from geospatial models. These models apply spatiotemporal …
[HTML][HTML] Defining service catchment areas in low-resource settings
The commentary is structured into four sections. We discuss the need for recording and
geolocating user addresses followed by a summary of approaches used to define service …
geolocating user addresses followed by a summary of approaches used to define service …
Taking the health aid debate to the subnational level: the impact and allocation of foreign health aid in Malawi
Objective Cross-national studies provide inconclusive results as to the effectiveness of
foreign health aid. We highlight a novel application of using subnational data to evaluate aid …
foreign health aid. We highlight a novel application of using subnational data to evaluate aid …
Knowledge of prevention, cause, symptom and practices of malaria among women in Burkina Faso
S Yaya, G Bishwajit, M Ekholuenetale, V Shah… - PloS one, 2017 - journals.plos.org
Background Malaria remains a major public health issue in most southern African countries
as the disease remains hyper endemic. Burkina Faso continues to face challenges in the …
as the disease remains hyper endemic. Burkina Faso continues to face challenges in the …
Estimating malaria parasite prevalence from community surveys in Uganda: a comparison of microscopy, rapid diagnostic tests and polymerase chain reaction
JI Nankabirwa, A Yeka, E Arinaitwe, R Kigozi… - Malaria journal, 2015 - Springer
Background Household surveys are important tools for monitoring the malaria disease
burden and measuring impact of malaria control interventions with parasite prevalence as …
burden and measuring impact of malaria control interventions with parasite prevalence as …
Trends in reported malaria cases and the effects of malaria control in the Democratic Republic of the Congo
F Lechthaler, B Matthys, G Lechthaler-Felber… - PLoS …, 2019 - journals.plos.org
Background Considerable upscaling of malaria control efforts have taken place over the last
15 years in the Democratic Republic of Congo, the country with the second highest malaria …
15 years in the Democratic Republic of Congo, the country with the second highest malaria …
[HTML][HTML] Mapping malaria transmission intensity in Malawi, 2000–2010
Substantial development assistance has been directed towards reducing the high malaria
burden in Malawi over the past decade. We assessed changes in transmission over this …
burden in Malawi over the past decade. We assessed changes in transmission over this …