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Caregiver acceptability of seasonal malaria chemoprevention in two districts in the Upper West region, Ghana: a cross-sectional study.
Malar J
January 2025
Department of Epidemiology and Disease Control, School of Public Health, University of Ghana, Accra, Ghana.
Background: Acceptability of malaria chemoprevention interventions by caregivers is crucial for overall programme success. This study assessed coverage and acceptability of Seasonal Malaria Chemoprevention (SMC) in selected communities in the Northern part of Ghana.
Methods: An analytical cross-sectional design was conducted from "July 23rd to August 4th, 2020-a 12-day period that covered 5 days of the first SMC implementation cycle and 7 days post-implementation.
Assessing tafenoquine implementation in Brazil: a qualitative evaluation of perceptions of healthcare providers and Plasmodium vivax patients (QualiTRuST Study).
Malar J
December 2024
Fundação de Medicina Tropical Dr Heitor Vieira Dourado, Manaus, Brazil.
Background: To eliminate malaria by 2035, Brazil must address Plasmodium vivax. Previously, first-line treatment was chloroquine plus 7-day primaquine (PQ) without glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase (G6PD) deficiency testing. In 2021, point-of-care quantitative G6PD testing and single-dose tafenoquine (TQ) were piloted in two municipalities.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFRisk of Aedes-borne diseases in and around the Tanzanian seaport of Tanga despite community members being more concerned about malaria.
Parasit Vectors
December 2024
School of Life Sciences and Bioengineering, The Nelson Mandela African Institution of Science and Technology, P.O.BOX 447, Arusha, Tanzania.
Background: Increased global trade, while beneficial economically, can also increase the spread of vector-borne diseases, particularly those transmitted by Aedes mosquitoes spreading via trade routes. Given the heightened trade-induced activity at ports of entry, it is particularly crucial to assess the risk of mosquito-borne diseases in these settings. This study compared the risks of Aedes-borne disease in and around the eastern Tanzanian seaport of Tanga.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFRole of surveillance data in detecting malaria outbreaks in an epidemic-prone region in Kenya: findings from an investigation of a suspected outbreak in Nandi County.
Malar J
December 2024
Field Epidemiology and Laboratory Training Programme, Ministry of Health, Nairobi, Kenya.
Background: Approximately 70% of the Kenyan population is at risk for malaria, including 19 million people in highland epidemic-prone and seasonal transmission areas. Surveillance data showed a 288% increase in malaria cases and an incidence rate of 10.5 per 1000 population between January and May 2021 in Nandi County.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFAssociation of COVID-19-related perceptions and experiences with depression and anxiety in Ugandan caregivers of young children with malaria and iron deficiency: A cross-sectional study.
PLoS One
December 2024
Department of Pediatrics, University of Minnesota School of Medicine, Minneapolis, MN, United States of America.
Background: Caregivers of young children may have been particularly vulnerable to mental health challenges during the COVID-19 pandemic due to its negative impacts on their housing, finances, and childcare demands. This study explored the associations between COVID-19-related experiences and symptoms of depression and anxiety among Ugandan caregivers.
Methods: This cross-sectional study included 100 Ugandan caregivers of young children aged 6-59 months with uncomplicated malaria and iron deficiency (N = 85) and without malaria or anemia (N = 15) who were enrolled in the Optimizing Iron Status in Malaria-Endemic Areas (OptiM) study.
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