Prescriber and patient-oriented behavioural interventions to improve use of...
AbstractBackgroundThe increasing investment in malaria rapid diagnostic tests (RDTs) to differentiate malarial and non-malarial fevers, and an awareness of the need to improve case management of...
View ArticleDurability of Olyset campaign nets distributed between 2009 and 2011 in eight...
AbstractBackgroundLong-lasting insecticidal nets (LLINs) are the first line choice for malaria vector control in sub-Saharan Africa, with most countries adopting universal coverage campaigns. However,...
View ArticlePregnant women and infants as sentinel populations to monitor prevalence of...
AbstractBackgroundAs malaria control interventions are scaled-up, rational approaches are needed for monitoring impact over time. One proposed approach includes monitoring the prevalence of malaria...
View ArticleMapping intra-urban malaria risk using high resolution satellite imagery: a...
AbstractBackgroundWith more than half of Africa’s population expected to live in urban settlements by 2030, the burden of malaria among urban populations in Africa continues to rise with an increasing...
View ArticleEffectiveness and equity of the Tanzania National Voucher Scheme for mosquito...
AbstractBackgroundThe Tanzania National Voucher Scheme (TNVS) was a public private partnership managed by the Ministry of Health that provided pregnant women and infants with highly subsidized...
View ArticleHigh efficacy of artemether–lumefantrine and dihydroartemisinin–piperaquine...
AbstractBackgroundArtemether–lumefantrine (AL) is the recommended first-line artemisinin-based combination therapy (ACT) for the treatment of uncomplicated falciparum malaria in most of the...
View ArticleEfficacy and safety of artemisinin-based combination therapy, and molecular...
AbstractBackgroundArtemisinin-based combination therapy (ACT) is the first-line anti-malarial treatment of uncomplicated malaria in most malaria endemic countries, including Tanzania. Unfortunately,...
View ArticleNationwide school malaria parasitaemia survey in public primary schools, the...
AbstractBackgroundA nationwide, school, malaria survey was implemented to assess the risk factors of malaria prevalence and bed net use among primary school children in mainland Tanzania. This allowed...
View ArticleApplication of community-based and integrated strategy to reduce malaria...
AbstractBackgroundDuring the past six decades, remarkable success on malaria control has been made in China. The major experience could be shared with other malaria endemic countries including Tanzania...
View ArticleEfficacy and safety of artemether-lumefantrine for the treatment of...
AbstractBackgroundThe World Health Organization recommends regular therapeutic efficacy studies (TES) to monitor the performance of first and second-line anti-malarials. In 2016, efficacy and safety of...
View ArticleHigh cure rates and tolerability of artesunate–amodiaquine and...
AbstractBackgroundThe Tanzanian National Malaria Control Programme (NMCP) and its partners have been implementing regular therapeutic efficacy studies (TES) to monitor the performance of different...
View ArticleThe potential of pregnant women as a sentinel population for malaria...
AbstractBackgroundWith increasing spatial heterogeneity of malaria transmission and a shift of the disease burden towards older children and adults, pregnant women attending antenatal care (ANC) have...
View ArticleApplied mathematical modelling to inform national malaria policies,...
AbstractBackgroundMore than ever, it is crucial to make the best use of existing country data, and analytical tools for developing malaria control strategies as the heterogeneity in malaria risk within...
View ArticleCosts of insecticide-treated bed net distribution systems in sub-Saharan Africa
AbstractBackgroundInsecticide-treated nets (ITNs) are one of the most cost-effective measures for preventing malaria. The World Health Organization recommends both large-scale mass distribution...
View ArticleSustaining LLIN coverage with continuous distribution: the school net...
AbstractMost malaria-endemic countries have struggled in the past decade to establish effective national-scale continuous distribution mechanisms for long-lasting insecticidal nets (LLINs). Since the...
View ArticleSub-national stratification of malaria risk in mainland Tanzania: a...
AbstractBackgroundRecent malaria control efforts in mainland Tanzania have led to progressive changes in the prevalence of malaria infection in children, from 18.1% (2008) to 7.3% (2017). As the...
View ArticleCommunity-based surveys for Plasmodium falciparum pfhrp2 and pfhrp3 gene...
AbstractBackgroundHistidine-rich protein 2 (HRP2)-based malaria rapid diagnostic tests (RDTs) are effective and widely used for the detection of wild-type Plasmodium falciparum infections. Although...
View ArticleThe consequences of declining population access to insecticide-treated nets...
AbstractBackgroundAs insecticide-treated nets (ITNs) wear out and are disposed, some household members are prioritized to use remaining ITNs. This study assessed how nets are allocated within...
View ArticleSub-national tailoring of malaria interventions in Mainland Tanzania:...
AbstractBackgroundTo accelerate progress against malaria in high burden countries, a strategic reorientation of resources at the sub-national level is needed. This paper describes how mathematical...
View ArticlePerformance of antigen detection for HRP2-based malaria rapid diagnostic...
AbstractBackgroundMalaria rapid diagnostic tests (RDTs) based on the detection of the Plasmodium falciparum histidine-rich protein 2 (HRP2) antigen are widely used for detection of active infection...
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