Preventive malaria treatment among school-aged children in sub-Saharan Africa: a systematic review and meta-analyses

LM Cohee, C Opondo, SE Clarke… - The Lancet Global …, 2020 - thelancet.com
Background The burden of malaria infection in sub-Saharan Africa among school-aged
children aged 5–15 years is underappreciated and represents an important source of …

[HTML][HTML] Malaria related neurocognitive deficits and behavioral alterations

P Rosa-Gonçalves, FL Ribeiro-Gomes… - Frontiers in Cellular …, 2022 - frontiersin.org
Typical of tropical and subtropical regions, malaria is caused by protozoa of the genus
Plasmodium and is, still today, despite all efforts and advances in controlling the disease, a …

Effectiveness and safety of intermittent preventive treatment with dihydroartemisinin–piperaquine or artesunate–amodiaquine for reducing malaria and related …

G Makenga, V Baraka, F Francis, S Nakato… - The Lancet Global …, 2023 - thelancet.com
Background In high transmission settings, most school-aged children harbour malaria
parasites without showing symptoms, often leading to anaemia and possibly impaired …

[HTML][HTML] Prevalence of malaria parasitaemia in school-aged children and pregnant women in endemic settings of sub-Saharan Africa: a systematic review and meta …

G Makenga, S Menon, V Baraka, DTR Minja… - Parasite Epidemiology …, 2020 - Elsevier
Despite increased malaria control efforts, school-aged children (5–14 years) have higher a
malaria prevalence compared to children under-five. In high-transmission settings, up to …

Prevalence of asymptomatic malaria, submicroscopic parasitaemia and anaemia in Korogwe District, north-eastern Tanzania

PM Hayuma, CW Wang, E Liheluka, V Baraka… - Malaria Journal, 2021 - Springer
Background Asymptomatic malaria infections largely remain undetected and act as a
reservoir for continuous transmission. The study assessed the prevalence of submicroscopic …

Malaria parasite species composition of Plasmodium infections among asymptomatic and symptomatic school-age children in rural and urban areas of Kinshasa …

SS Nundu, R Culleton, SV Simpson, H Arima… - Malaria journal, 2021 - Springer
Background Malaria remains a major public health concern in the Democratic Republic of
Congo (DRC), and school-age children are relatively neglected in malaria prevalence …

Assessment of community-level effects of intermittent preventive treatment for malaria in schoolchildren in Jinja, Uganda (START-IPT trial): a cluster-randomised trial

SG Staedke, C Maiteki-Sebuguzi… - The Lancet Global …, 2018 - thelancet.com
Background Intermittent preventive treatment (IPT) is a well established malaria control
intervention. Evidence that delivering IPT to schoolchildren could provide community-level …

Expansion of functional myeloid-derived suppressor cells in controlled human malaria infection

C Lamsfus Calle, R Fendel, A Singh, TL Richie… - Frontiers in …, 2021 - frontiersin.org
Malaria can cause life-threatening complications which are often associated with
inflammatory reactions. More subtle, but also contributing to the burden of disease are …

Attributable risk factors for asymptomatic malaria and anaemia and their association with cognitive and psychomotor functions in schoolchildren of north-eastern …

G Makenga, V Baraka, F Francis, DTR Minja, S Gesase… - Plos one, 2022 - journals.plos.org
In Africa, children aged 5 to 15 years (school age) comprises more than 50%(> 339 million)
of the under 19 years population, and are highly burdened by malaria and anaemia that …

Schoolchildren with asymptomatic malaria are potential hotspot for malaria reservoir in Ethiopia: implications for malaria control and elimination efforts

A Biruksew, A Demeke, Z Birhanu, L Golassa, M Getnet… - Malaria Journal, 2023 - Springer
Background Schoolchildren with asymptomatic malaria infections often go undiagnosed and
untreated, serving as reservoirs for infection that hamper malaria control and elimination …