Malaria Journal

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Intermittent screening and treatment versus intermittent preventive treatment of malaria in pregnancy: user acceptability

Lucy A Smith*, Caroline Jones, Rose O Adjei, Gifty D Antwi, Nana A Afrah, Brian Greenwood, Daniel Chandramohan, Harry Tagbor and Jayne Webster

Malaria Journal 2010, 9:18 doi:10.1186/1475-2875-9-18

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An analysis of timing and frequency of malaria infection during pregnancy in relation to the risk of low birth weight, anaemia and perinatal mortality in Burkina Faso

Innocent Valea, Halidou Tinto, Maxime K Drabo, Lieven Huybregts, Hermann Sorgho, Jean-Bosco Ouedraogo, Robert T Guiguemde, Jean van Geertruyden, Patrick Kolsteren, Umberto D'Alessandro, Malaria Journal 2012, 11:71 (16 March 2012)

This article brings interesting information on a seldom studied subject, the impact of the malaria in the first trimester of pregnancy since most women in malaria endemic areas present later on in pregnancy for antenatal care.

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Cost analysis of school-based intermittent screening and treatment of malaria in Kenya

Thomas L Drake, George Okello, Kiambo Njagi, Katherine E Halliday, Matthew CH Jukes, Lindsay Mangham, Simon Brooker Malaria Journal 2011, 10:273 (20 September 2011)

This paper analyses the costs of intermittent screening and treatment (IST) of malaria in schools on the Kenyan coast.In the current context, IST is a relatively expensive school-based malaria intervention, but costs can be reduced by simplifying the protocole.

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The combined effect of determinants on coverage of intermittent preventive treatment of malaria during pregnancy in the Kilombero Valley, Tanzania

Karin Gross, Sandra Alba, Joanna Schellenberg, Flora Kessy, Iddy Mayumana, Brigit Obrist Malaria Journal 2011, 10:140 (21 May 2011)

An interesting analysis of the effects of timing of ANC attendance and policy weaknesses, in turn affecting provider practices, on the delivery/coverage of IPTp in a region of Tanzania.