Both sex (ie, biological differences) and gender (ie, social or cultural influences) impact
vaccine acceptance, responses, and outcomes. Clinical data illustrate that among children …

Background Malaria remains a major public health problem in Madagascar. Widespread
scale-up of intervention coverage has led to substantial reductions in case numbers since …

Background The use of insecticide-treated bed nets (ITNs) is crucial to the prevention,
control, and elimination of malaria. Using household surveys conducted in 2014–2015 by …

As countries of sub-Saharan Africa expand irrigation to improve food security and foster
economic growth, it is important to quantify the malaria risk associated with this process …

Background Although it is accepted that long-lasting insecticidal net (LLIN) use is an
effective means to prevent malaria, children aged 5 to 15 years do not appear to be …

Background Madagascar conducted the first two phases of a national free mass distribution
campaign of long-lasting insecticidal nets (LLINs) during a political crisis in 2009 aiming to …

Background: Thanks to a considerable increase in funding, malaria control interventions
(MCI) whose efficacy had been demonstrated by controlled trials have been largely scaled …

Background Although its incidence has been decreasing during the last decade, malaria is
still a major public health issue in Madagascar. The use of Long Lasting Insecticidal Nets …

Despite the high burden of malaria worldwide, there is surprisingly scarce research on sex-
based differences in malaria outside of pregnancy. A more thorough understanding of …

The effect of sex on the prevalence and severity of parasitic diseases is an emerging area of
research. Several factors underlie sex-based differences, including sociocultural influences …