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Open AccessSpatio-temporal analysis of Plasmodium falciparum prevalence to understand the past and chart the future of malaria control in Kenya
Spatial and temporal malaria risk maps are essential tools to monitor the impact of control, evaluate priority areas to reorient intervention approaches and investments in malaria endemic countries. Here, the ...
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Open AccessMonitoring health systems readiness and inpatient malaria case-management at Kenyan county hospitals
Change of severe malaria treatment policy from quinine to artesunate, a major malaria control advance in Africa, is compromised by scarce data to monitor policy translation into practice. In Kenya, hospital su...
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Open AccessFever case management at private health facilities and private pharmacies on the Kenyan coast: analysis of data from two rounds of client exit interviews and mystery client visits
Private sector availability and use of malaria rapid diagnostic tests (RDTs) lags behind the public sector in Kenya. Increasing channels through which quality malaria diagnostic services are available can impr...
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Open AccessThe malaria testing and treatment landscape in Kenya: results from a nationally representative survey among the public and private sector in 2016
Since 2004, Kenya’s national malaria treatment guidelines have stipulated artemisinin-based combination therapy (ACT) as first-line treatment for uncomplicated malaria, and since 2014, confirmatory diagnosis o...
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Open AccessA national health facility survey of malaria infection among febrile patients in Kenya, 2014
The use of malaria infection prevalence among febrile patients at clinics has a potential to be a valuable epidemiological surveillance tool. However, routine data are incomplete and not all fevers are tested....
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Open AccessFactors influencing malaria control policy-making in Kenya, Uganda and Tanzania
Policy decisions for malaria control are often difficult to make as decision-makers have to carefully consider an array of options and respond to the needs of a large number of stakeholders. This study assesse...
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Open AccessBed net ownership in Kenya: the impact of 3.4 million free bed nets
In July and September 2006, 3.4 million long-lasting insecticide-treated bed nets (LLINs) were distributed free in a campaign targeting children 0-59 months old (CU5s) in the 46 districts with malaria in Kenya...
