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The effect of health care worker training on the use of intermittent preventive treatment for malaria in pregnancy in rural western Kenya
(Blackwell Publishing Ltd, 2007)
background In 1998, Kenya adopted intermittent preventive treatment (IPTp) with sulphadoxinepyrimethamine (SP) for malaria prevention during pregnancy. We conducted a survey in 2002 among
women who had recently delivered ...
Performance of malaria rapid diagnostic tests as part of routine malaria case management in Kenya
(The American Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene, 2009)
Data on malaria rapid diagnostic test (RDT) performance under routine program conditions are limited.
We assessed the attributes of RDTs performed by study and health facility (HF) staffs as part of routine malaria
case ...
User and provider acceptability of intermittent screening and treatment and intermittent preventive treatment with Dihydroartemisinin-Piperaquine to prevent malaria in …
(Public Library of Science, 2016)
Background
The World Health Organization recommends intermittent preventive treatment in pregnancy
(IPTp) with sulphadoxine-pyrimethamine (SP) alongside long-lasting insecticide-treated
nets (LLIN) and case management ...
Stephanie Dellicour, Meghna Desai, George Aol, Martina Oneko, Peter Ouma, Godfrey Bigogo, Deron C Burton, Robert F Breiman, Mary J Hamel, Laurence Slutsker, Daniel Feikin, Simon Kariuki, Frank Odhiambo, Jayesh Pandit, Kayla F Laserson, Greg Calip, Andy Stergachis, Feiko O Ter Kuile
(BioMed Central, 2015)
Background
The artemisinin anti-malarials are widely deployed as artemisinin-based combination therapy (ACT). However, they are not recommended for uncomplicated malaria during the first trimester because safety data from ...
Birth preparedness and complication readiness among women attending antenatal care clinic in health facilities within Bureti sub county of Kericho county, Kenya
(2016)
Maternal mortality remains a major public health problem in Kenya with 488 deaths per 100,000 live births.
Birth preparedness and complication readiness is one of the recommended strategies by the major global initiatives ...
A randomized controlled trial of folate supplementation when treating malaria in pregnancy with sulfadoxine-pyrimethamine
(Public Library of Science, 2006)
Objectives: Sulfadoxine-pyrimethamine (SP) is an antimalarial drug that acts on the folate
metabolism of the malaria parasite. We investigated whether folate (FA) supplementation in a
high or a low dose affects the ...
Weekly miscarriage rates in a community-based prospective cohort study in rural western Kenya
(British Medical Journal Publishing Group, 2016)
Objective: Information on adverse pregnancy
outcomes is important to monitor the impact of public
health interventions. Miscarriage is a challenging end
point to ascertain and there is scarce information on
its rate ...
Knowledge and adherence to the national guidelines for malaria case management in pregnancy among healthcare providers and drug outlet dispensers in rural, western Kenya
(Public Library of Science, 2016)
Background
Although prompt, effective treatment is a cornerstone of malaria control, information on provider adherence to malaria in pregnancy (MIP) treatment guidelines is limited. Incorrect or
sub-optimal treatment can ...
Community perceptions of mass screening and treatment for malaria in Siaya County, western Kenya
(BioMed Central, 2016)
Intermittent mass screening and treatment (iMSaT) is currently being evaluated as a possible additional tool for malaria control and prevention in western Kenya. The literature identifying success and/or barriers to drug ...
Anna M van Eijk, Peter O Ouma, John Williamson, Feiko O Ter Kuile, Monica Parise, Kephas Otieno, Mary J Hamel, John G Ayisi, Simon Kariuki, Piet A Kager, Laurence Slutsker
(The University of Chicago Press, 2008)
Sulfadoxine-pyrimethamine (SP) inhibits folate metabolism by
the malaria parasite.We investigated the association between folate levels and SP failure in pregnant women. Data from a trial to
assess the effect that folate ...