How patients take malaria treatment: a systematic review of the literature on adherence to antimalarial drugs

K Bruxvoort, C Goodman, SP Kachur, D Schellenberg - PloS one, 2014 - journals.plos.org
Background High levels of patient adherence to antimalarial treatment are important in
ensuring drug effectiveness. To achieve this goal, it is important to understand levels of …

Mathematical modeling and projections of a vector-borne disease with optimal control strategies: A case study of the Chikungunya in Chad

H Abboubakar, AK Guidzavaï, J Yangla… - Chaos, Solitons & …, 2021 - Elsevier
In this work, we extend existing models of vector-borne diseases by including density-
dependent rates and some existing control mechanisms to decrease the disease burden in …

Efficacy and safety of artemisinin-based combination therapy and the implications of Pfkelch13 and Pfcoronin molecular markers in treatment failure in Senegal

MA Diallo, MS Yade, YD Ndiaye, I Diallo, K Diongue… - Scientific reports, 2020 - nature.com
In 2006, Senegal adopted artemisinin-based combination therapy (ACT) as first-line
treatment in the management of uncomplicated malaria. This study aimed to update the …

Utilization of community health workers for malaria treatment: results from a three-year panel study in the districts of Kaya and Zorgho, Burkina Faso

T Druetz, V Ridde, S Kouanda, A Ly, S Diabaté… - Malaria journal, 2015 - Springer
Background Malaria is holo-endemic in Burkina Faso and causes approximately 40,000
deaths every year. In 2010, health authorities scaled up community case management of …

Village malaria worker performance key to the elimination of artemisinin-resistant malaria: a Western Cambodia health system assessment

SE Canavati, S Lawpoolsri, CE Quintero, C Nguon… - Malaria Journal, 2016 - Springer
Abstract Background Village malaria workers (VMWs) and mobile malaria workers (MMWs)
are a critical component of Cambodia's national strategy to eliminate Plasmodium …

Application of mobile-technology for disease and treatment monitoring of malaria in the" Better Border Healthcare Programme"

P Meankaew, J Kaewkungwal, A Khamsiriwatchara… - Malaria journal, 2010 - Springer
Background The main objective of this study was to assess the effectiveness of integrating
the use of cell-phones into a routine malaria prevention and control programme, to improve …

Repeated treatment of recurrent uncomplicated Plasmodium falciparum malaria in Senegal with fixed-dose artesunate plus amodiaquine versus fixed-dose …

JLA Ndiaye, B Faye, A Gueye, R Tine, D Ndiaye… - Malaria journal, 2011 - Springer
Background The use of artemisinin-based combination therapy (ACT) is currently
recommended for treating uncomplicated malaria. The objective was to assess the efficacy …

[HTML][HTML] The impact of age at diagnosis on socioeconomic inequalities in adult cancer survival in England

U Nur, G Lyratzopoulos, B Rachet, MP Coleman - Cancer Epidemiology, 2015 - Elsevier
Background Understanding the age at which persistent socioeconomic inequalities in
cancer survival become apparent may help motivate and support targeting of cancer site …

Adherence to prescribed artemisinin-based combination therapy in Garissa and Bunyala districts, Kenya

H Lawford, D Zurovac, L O'Reilly, S Hoibak, A Cowley… - Malaria Journal, 2011 - Springer
Background Following the development of resistance to anti-malarial mono-therapies,
malaria endemic countries in Africa now use artemisinin-based combination therapy (ACT) …

Successful introduction of artesunate combination therapy is not enough to fight malaria: results from an adherence study in Sierra Leone

S Gerstl, S Dunkley, A Mukhtar, S Baker… - Transactions of the Royal …, 2010 - Elsevier
A study to measure adherence to artesunate and amodiaquine (AS+ AQ) therapy in patients
treated for uncomplicated malaria in community health centres (CHC) was conducted in …