Peripheral and Placental Prevalence of Sulfadoxine-Pyrimethamine Resistance Markers in Plasmodium falciparum among Pregnant Women in Southern Province, Rwanda.

Intermittent preventive therapy during pregnancy (IPTp) with sulfadoxine-pyrimethamine (SP) is recommended in areas of moderate to high malaria transmission intensity. As a result of the increasing prevalence of SP resistance markers, IPTp-SP was withdrawn from Rwanda in 2008. Nonetheless, more recent findings suggest that SP may improve birthweight even in the face of parasite resistance, through alternative mechanisms that are independent of antimalarial effects.

Effectiveness of Intermittent Screening and Treatment of Malaria in Pregnancy on Maternal and Birth Outcomes in Selected Districts in Rwanda: A Cluster Randomized Controlled Trial.

Background: Malaria during pregnancy can cause serious consequences including maternal anemia and low birthweight (LBW). Routine antenatal care (ANC) in Rwanda includes malaria symptom screening at each ANC visit. This cluster randomized controlled trial investigated whether adding intermittent screening with a malaria rapid diagnostic test at each routine ANC visit and treatment of positives during pregnancy (ISTp) is more effective than routine ANC for reducing malaria prevalence at delivery.

A Community-Based Education Program for Overactive Bladder in a Predominantly Minority Older Female Population: A Pilot Study.

Introduction: Knowledge gaps regarding available treatment and social stigmatization are barriers to care in patients with overactive bladder (OAB). We assessed the feasibility of an OAB education program targeting older community-dwelling females.

Methods: Community-dwelling women over 55 years old were recruited.