Search Results - "Alaii, J"

Effect of cobalt sulfate on histopathological features of liver in rat by Mozaffarian, F., Zakerifar, A., Alaii, J., Saadat, H., Passaebakhsh, P.

“…Background Regarding different cobalt pollutant compounds in manufactures like alloy industries of Air, Space and its uses in daily life and clinical uses in…”
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Factors impeding the acceptability and use of malaria preventive measures: implications for malaria elimination in eastern Rwanda by Ingabire, Chantal Marie, Rulisa, Alexis, Van Kempen, Luuk, Muvunyi, Claude, Koenraadt, Constantianus J M, Van Vugt, Michele, Mutesa, Leon, Van Den Borne, Bart, Alaii, Jane

“…Long-lasting insecticidal nets (LLIN), indoor residual spraying (IRS) and malaria case treatment with artemisinin-based combination therapy (ACT) have been…”
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Epidemic dysentery in western Kenya by Malakooti, M.A., Alaii, J., Shanks, G.D., Phillips-Howard, P.A.

“…This paper describes the epidemiology of a probable Shigella dysemeriae type 1 dysentery epidemic in western Kenya. A retrospective record review over 2 years…”
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Combining malaria control with house electrification: adherence to recommended behaviours for proper deployment of solar‐powered mosquito trapping systems, Rusinga Island, western Kenya by Oria, Prisca A., Alaii, Jane, Ayugi, Margaret, Takken, Willem, Leeuwis, Cees

“…Objective To investigate community adherence to recommended behaviours for proper deployment of solar‐powered mosquito trapping systems (SMoTS) after 3‐ to…”
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Community mobilization for malaria elimination: application of an open space methodology in Ruhuha sector, Rwanda by Ingabire, Chantal Marie, Alaii, Jane, Hakizimana, Emmanuel, Kateera, Fredrick, Muhimuzi, Daniel, Nieuwold, Ingmar, Bezooijen, Karsten, Rulisa, Stephen, Kaligirwa, Nadine, Muvunyi, Claude, Koenraadt, Constantianus J M, Mutesa, Leon, Van Vugt, Michele, Van Den Borne, Bart

“…Despite the significant reduction of malaria transmission in Rwanda, Ruhuha sector is still a highly endemic area for malaria. The objective of this activity…”
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Knowledge and attitudes to malaria control and acceptability of permethrin impregnated sisal curtains by Karanja, D M, Alaii, J, Abok, K, Adungo, N I, Githeko, A K, Seroney, I, Vulule, J M, Odada, P, Oloo, J A

“…The objectives of this study were to conduct a survey on the knowledge and practices relating to malaria prevention and treatment in two rural communities in…”
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Tracking the mutual shaping of the technical and social dimensions of solar-powered mosquito trapping systems (SMoTS) for malaria control on Rusinga Island, western Kenya by Oria, Prisca A, Hiscox, Alexandra, Alaii, Jane, Ayugi, Margaret, Mukabana, Wolfgang Richard, Takken, Willem, Leeuwis, Cees

“…BACKGROUND: There has been increasing effort in recent years to incorporate user needs in technology design and re-design. This project employed a bottom-up…”
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The SolarMal Project: innovative mosquito trapping technology for malaria control by Hiscox, Alexandra, Maire, Nicolas, Kiche, Ibrahim, Silkey, Mariabeth, Homan, Tobias, Oria, Prisca, Mweresa, Collins, Otieno, Bruno, Ayugi, Margaret, Bousema, Teun, Sawa, Patrick, Alaii, Jane, Smith, Thomas, Leeuwis, Cees, Mukabana, Wolfgang R, Takken, Willem

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Effect of Malaria Rapid Diagnostic Tests on the Management of Uncomplicated Malaria with Artemether-Lumefantrine in Kenya: A Cluster Randomized Trial by Skarbinski, Jacek, Ouma, Peter O, Causer, Louise M, Kariuki, Simon K, Barnwell, John W, Alaii, Jane A, de Oliveira, Alexandre Macedo, Zurovac, Dejan, Larson, Bruce A, Snow, Robert W, Rowe, Alexander K, Laserson, Kayla F, Akhwale, Willis S, Slutsker, Laurence, Hamel, Mary J

“…Shortly after Kenya introduced artemether-lumefantrine (AL) for first-line treatment of uncomplicated malaria, we conducted a pre-post cluster randomized…”
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Sustainability of Reductions in Malaria Transmission and Infant Mortality in Western Kenya With Use of Insecticide-Treated Bednets: 4 to 6 Years of Follow-up by Lindblade, Kim A, Eisele, Thomas P, Gimnig, John E, Alaii, Jane A, Odhiambo, Frank, ter Kuile, Feiko O, Hawley, William A, Wannemuehler, Kathleen A, Phillips-Howard, Penelope A, Rosen, Daniel H, Nahlen, Bernard L, Terlouw, Dianne J, Adazu, Kubaje, Vulule, John M, Slutsker, Laurence

“…CONTEXT Insecticide-treated bednets reduce malaria transmission and child morbidity and mortality in short-term trials, but this impact may not be sustainable…”
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Efficacy of permethrin-treated bed nets in the prevention of mortality in young children in an area of high perennial malaria transmission in western Kenya by Phillips-Howard, Penelope A, Nahlen, Bernard L, Kolczak, Margarette S, Hightower, Allen W, ter Kuile, Feiko O, Alaii, Jane A, Gimnig, John E, Arudo, John, Vulule, John M, Odhacha, Amos, Kachur, S Patrick, Schoute, Erik, Rosen, Daniel H, Sexton, John D, Oloo, Aggrey J, Hawley, William A

“…A group-randomized controlled trial of insecticide (permethrin)-treated bed nets (ITNs) was conducted in an area of high perennial malaria transmission in…”
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Factors affecting use of permethrin-treated bed nets during a randomized controlled trial in western Kenya by Alaii, Jane A, Hawley, William A, Kolczak, Margarette S, ter Kuile, Feiko O, Gimnig, John E, Vulule, John M, Odhacha, Amos, Oloo, Aggrey J, Nahlen, Bernard L, Phillips-Howard, Penelope A

“…Adherence with permethrin-treated bed net (ITN) use and their proper deployment was directly observed in 2,178 individuals (784 households) participating in a…”
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Distribution, description, and local knowledge of larval habitats of Anopheles gambiae s.l. in a village in western Kenya by Mutuku, Francis M, Alaii, Jane A, Bayoh, M Nabie, Gimnig, John E, Vulule, John M, Walker, Edward D, Kabiru, Ephantus, Hawley, William A

“…A sampling census revealed 104 aquatic habitats of 6 types for Anopheles gambiae s.l. larvae in a village in western Kenya, namely burrow pits, drainage…”
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The Potential for Community-Directed Interventions: Reaching Underserved Populations in Africa by Brieger, William R., Sommerfeld, Johannes U., Amazigo, Uche V.

“…Community-directed interventions (CDIs) have the potential for fulfilling the promise of primary health care by reaching underserved populations in various…”
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The efficacy of permethrin-treated bed nets on child mortality and morbidity in western Kenya I. Development of infrastructure and description of study site by Phillips-Howard, Penelope A, Nahlen, Bernard L, Alaii, Jane A, ter Kuile, Feiko O, Gimnig, John E, Terlouw, Dianne J, Kachur, S Patrick, Hightower, Allen W, Lal, Altaf A, Schoute, Erik, Oloo, Aggrey J, Hawley, William A

“…Randomized controlled trials in sub-Saharan Africa have shown that permethrin-treated bed nets and curtains reduce all-cause child mortality by 15-33% in areas…”
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Community reactions to the introduction of permethrin-treated bed nets for malaria control during a randomized controlled trial in western Kenya by Alaii, Jane A, van den Borne, H W, Kachur, S Patrick, Shelley, Karen, Mwenesi, Halima, Vulule, John M, Hawley, William A, Nahlen, Bernard L, Phillips-Howard, Penelope A

“…Prior to implementation of a randomized controlled trial of insecticide (permethrin)-treated bed nets (ITNs) in western Kenya, ethnographic studies were…”
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Implications of the western Kenya permethrin-treated bed net study for policy, program implementation, and future research by Hawley, William A, ter Kuile, Feiko O, Steketee, Richard S, Nahlen, Bernard L, Terlouw, Dianne J, Gimnig, John E, Shi, Ya Ping, Vulule, John M, Alaii, Jane A, Hightower, Allen W, Kolczak, Margarette S, Kariuki, Simon K, Phillips-Howard, Penelope A

“…The fifth, and probably last, large-scale, group-randomized, controlled trial of insecticide (permethrin)-treated bed nets (ITNs) showed that ITNs are…”
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The efficacy of permethrin-treated bed nets on child mortality and morbidity in western Kenya II. Study design and methods by Phillips-Howard, Penelope A, ter Kuile, Feiko O, Nahlen, Bernard L, Alaii, Jane A, Gimnig, John E, Kolczak, Margarette S, Terlouw, Dianne J, Kariuki, Simon K, Shi, Ya Ping, Kachur, S Patrick, Hightower, Allen W, Vulule, John M, Hawley, William A

“…This paper describes the study design and methods used in a large community-based, group-randomized, controlled trial of permethrin-treated bed nets (ITNs) in…”
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Perceptions of bed nets and malaria prevention before and after a randomized controlled trial of permethrin-treated bed nets in western Kenya by Alaii, Jane A, van den Borne, H W, Kachur, S Patrick, Mwenesi, Halima, Vulule, John M, Hawley, William A, Meltzer, Martin I, Nahlen, Bernard L, Phillips-Howard, Penelope A

“…A study of mothers' perceptions regarding bed nets and malaria was conducted before and after a randomized controlled trial of insecticide (permethrin)-treated…”
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The household-level economics of using permethrin-treated bed nets to prevent malaria in children less than five years of age by Meltzer, Martin I, Terlouw, Dianne J, Kolczak, Margarette S, Odhacha, Amos, ter Kuile, Feiko O, Vulule, John M, Alaii, Jane A, Nahlen, Bernard L, Hawley, William A, Phillips-Howard, Penelope A

“…We measured the two-week household-level economic impact of insecticide (permethrin)-treated bed nets (ITNs) used to prevent malaria among children less than…”
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