Prevention of malaria in pregnancy

M Desai, J Hill, S Fernandes, P Walker… - The Lancet infectious …, 2018 - thelancet.com
Malaria remains one of the most preventable causes of adverse birth outcomes. Intermittent
preventive treatment in pregnancy (IPTp) with sulfadoxine–pyrimethamine is used to prevent …

Human–mosquito contact: a missing link in our understanding of mosquito-borne disease transmission dynamics

P Thongsripong, JM Hyman, DD Kapan… - Annals of the …, 2021 - academic.oup.com
Despite the critical role that contact between hosts and vectors, through vector bites, plays in
driving vector-borne disease (VBD) transmission, transmission risk is primarily studied …

Changing patterns in reporting and sharing of review data in systematic reviews with meta-analysis of the effects of interventions: cross sectional meta-research study

PY Nguyen, R Kanukula, JE McKenzie, Z Alqaidoom… - bmj, 2022 - bmj.com
Objectives To examine changes in completeness of reporting and frequency of sharing data,
analytical code, and other review materials in systematic reviews over time; and factors …

Integrating and coordinating programs for the management of anemia across the life course

A Mildon, D Lopez de Romaña… - Annals of the New …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Anemia is a major global public health concern with a complex etiology. The main
determinants are nutritional factors, infection and inflammation, inherited blood disorders …

[HTML][HTML] The impact of community delivery of intermittent preventive treatment of malaria in pregnancy on its coverage in four sub-Saharan African countries …

R González, MF Manun'Ebo, M Meremikwu… - The Lancet Global …, 2023 - thelancet.com
Background Intermittent preventive treatment of malaria in pregnancy (IPTp) with
sulfadoxine–pyrimethamine is recommended at each antenatal care clinic visit in high …

[HTML][HTML] Variation in quality of primary-care services in Kenya, Malawi, Namibia, Rwanda, Senegal, Uganda and the United Republic of Tanzania

ME Kruk, A Chukwuma, G Mbaruku… - Bulletin of the World …, 2017 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Objective To analyse factors affecting variations in the observed quality of antenatal and sick-
child care in primary-care facilities in seven African countries. Methods We pooled nationally …

Plasmodium falciparum resistance to sulfadoxine-pyrimethamine in Africa: a systematic analysis of national trends

F Amimo, B Lambert, A Magit, J Sacarlal… - BMJ global …, 2020 - gh.bmj.com
Introduction The rising burden of drug resistance is a major challenge to the global fight
against malaria. We estimated national Plasmodium falciparum resistance to sulfadoxine …

Reproducible research practices are underused in systematic reviews of biomedical interventions

MJ Page, DG Altman, L Shamseer, JE McKenzie… - Journal of clinical …, 2018 - Elsevier
Objectives To evaluate how often reproducible research practices, which allow others to
recreate the findings of studies, given the original data, are used in systematic reviews (SRs) …

Coverage of intermittent preventive treatment and insecticide-treated nets for the control of malaria during pregnancy in sub-Saharan Africa: a synthesis and meta …

AM Van Eijk, J Hill, DA Larsen, J Webster… - The Lancet infectious …, 2013 - thelancet.com
Background Pregnant women in malaria-endemic countries in sub-Saharan Africa are
especially vulnerable to malaria. Recommended prevention strategies include intermittent …

Low utilization of insecticide‐treated bed net among pregnant women in the middle belt of Ghana

G Manu, EA Boamah-Kaali, LG Febir… - Malaria research …, 2017 - Wiley Online Library
Background. Malaria in pregnancy leads to low birth weight, premature birth, anaemia, and
maternal and neonatal mortality. Use of insecticide‐treated nets (ITNs) during pregnancy is …