358 Publications items related to 'Research'
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Characterisation of populations crossing formal and informal borders on the Cambodia-Laos border, including identification of malaria infection and artemisinin resistance infection
This poster was presented at the Joint International Tropical Medicine Meeting 2015 and shows the results of an ongoing cross sectional study conducted at seven informal and one official…
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Community-based systems for the detection, treatment and reporting of malaria cases in Myanmar: Landscaping exercise with implementing partner organisations
This presentation was given at the Joint International Tropical Medicine Meeting 2015 and discusses current village health volunteer management and data reporting procedures across all malaria…
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Efficacy of guppies, community engagement and pyriproxifen on dengue vectors in Cambodia: A cluster randomised trial
This presentation was given at the Joint International Tropical Medicine Meeting 2015 and discusses a cluster randomised trial to evaluate the efficacy of three dengue interventions implemented over…
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Acceptability and protective efficacy of insecticide-treated clothing for outdoor malaria prevention among rubber tappers in Myanmar
This presentation was given at the Joint International Tropical Medicine Meeting 2015 and discusses the initial results of a project in Myanmar that aims to to determine rubber plantation workers'…
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Valuing the work of unpaid community health workers and exploring the incentives to volunteering in rural Africa
Abstract Community health worker (CHW) programmes are currently being scaled-up in sub-Saharan Africa to improve access to healthcare. CHWs are often volunteers; from an economic perspective, this…
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Acceptability of selected respiratory rate counters and pulse oximeters for use by frontline health workers in the detection of pneumonia symptoms in children in sub-Saharan Africa and southeast Asia
This poster was presented at the American Society of Tropical Medicine & Hygiene Conference 2015 and discusses Malaria Consortium’s evaluation to identify the most accurate and acceptable…
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Negative malaria test case management in the private retail outlets: Results from mystery patient surveys in Nigeria and Uganda
This poster was presented at the American Society of Tropical Medicine & Hygiene Conference 2015 and discusses the results of a study for which mystery patient surveys were conducted to…
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Introduction of an innovative system to assist malaria rapid diagnostic testing and reporting in the private sector in Wakiso District, Uganda
This poster was presented at the American Society of Tropical Medicine & Hygiene Conference 2015 and discusses the methods and results of a project that aimed to assess the acceptability of the…
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Antimalarial prescription practices for severe malaria cases in health facilities in Ethiopia, Nigeria and Uganda following training of health workers and introduction of injectable artesunate
This poster was presented at the American Society of Tropical Medicine & Hygiene Conference 2015 and discusses a project that helped three countries revise their national treatment guidelines,…
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Use of intrarectal and injectable artesunate as treatment for severe malaria at different levels of care during the referral process: A case of three rural districts in western Uganda
This poster was presented at the American Society of Tropical Medicine & Hygiene Conference 2015 and discusses the interplay between intrarectal and injectable artesunate when used to treat…
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Feasibility and acceptability of using intramuscular artesunate as definitive treatment for severe malaria at lower-level health facilities in southern Nigeria
This poster was presented at the American Society of Tropical Medicine & Hygiene Conference 2015 and discusses the results of a study that explored the feasibility and acceptability of…
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Improving outcomes of severe malaria management: The role of a community transport referral system in a rural district in eastern Uganda
This poster was presented at the American Society of Tropical Medicine & Hygiene Conference 2015 and discusses the results of cross sectional surveys exploring whether a transport referral system…
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Health workers’ knowledge and administration of injectable artesunate in Ethiopia
This poster was presented at the American Society of Tropical Medicine & Hygiene Conference 2015 and assesses health workers' knowledge on injectable artesunate and how to administer it to treat…
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Resources: Technical brief :
Cambodia Malaria Survey 2013
The Cambodia Malaria Survey (CMS) 2013 was conducted from October to November 2013 during the peak malaria transmission season by a partnership of organisations supporting the National Centre for…
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Resources: Journal article :
Estimating the cost of referral and willingness to pay for referral to higher-level health facilities: a case series study from an integrated community case management programme in Uganda
Background Integrated community case management relies on community health workers managing children with malaria, pneumonia, diarrhoea, and referring children when management is not possible. This…
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Malaria and the mobile and migrant population in Cambodia: A population movement framework to inform strategies for malaria control and elimination
Background The relationships between human population movement (HPM) and health are a concern at global level. In the case of malaria, those links are crucial in relation to the spread of drug…
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Resources: Technical brief :
Monitoring malaria epidemiology and control in Ethiopia and Uganda: Baseline survey
This report presents the results of the first survey carried out by the Beyond Garki project in October–November 2012 in four sites in Ethiopia and Uganda. It shows a number of interesting malaria…
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Using theory and formative research to design interventions to improve community health worker motivation, retention and performance in Mozambique and Uganda
Background Community health workers (CHWs) are increasingly being used in low-income countries to address human resources shortages, yet there remain few effective, evidence-based strategies for…
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Resources: Project brief :
Assessing and addressing barriers to the uptake of intermittent preventive treatment in pregnancy in Uganda: Pilot intervention
This project aims to increase the uptake of intermittent preventive treatment in pregnancy (IPTp) to reduce the burden of malaria in pregnancy in Uganda. Based on formative research, a pilot…
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Multi–country analysis of routine data from integrated community case management (iCCM) programs in sub–Saharan Africa
Aim To identify better performing iCCM programs in sub–Saharan Africa (SSA) and identify factors associated with better performance using routine data. Methods We examined 15 evaluations or studies…