A rapid assessment approach for public health decision-making related to the prevention of malaria during pregnancy

A rapid assessment approach for public health decision-making related to the prevention of malaria during pregnancy

Objective: To develop a rapid field assessment methodology to address the burden of malaria during pregnancy and the options for intervening within the existing antenatal care system in Kenya. Methods: Surveys consisting of questionnaires, sampling of blood for parasitaemia and anaemia, and birth ou...

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Main Authors: Parise Monica E., Lewis Linda S., Ayisi John G., Nahlen Bernard L., Slutsker Laurence, Muga Richard, Sharif S.K., Hill Jenny, Steketee Richard W.
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: The World Health Organization 2003-01-01
Series:Bulletin of the World Health Organization
Subjects:
Malaria, Falciparum/epidemiology
Malaria, Falciparum/drug therapy
Pregnancy
Plasmodium falciparum/pathogenicity
Antimalarials/therapeutic use
Anemia/etiology
Placenta/parasitology
Parasitemia
Cost of illness
Knowledge, attitudes, practice
Cluster analysis
Cross-sectional studies
Kenya
Online Access:http://www.scielosp.org/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0042-96862003000500005

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