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The effect of mass mosquito trapping on malaria transmission and disease burden (SolarMal): a stepped-wedge cluster-randomised trial by Homan, Tobias, PhD, Hiscox, Alexandra, PhD, Mweresa, Collins K, PhD, Masiga, Daniel, PhD, Mukabana, Wolfgang R, Prof, Oria, Prisca, MSc, Maire, Nicolas, MSc, Pasquale, Aurelio Di, MSc, Silkey, Mariabeth, MSc, Alaii, Jane, PhD, Bousema, Teun, PhD, Leeuwis, Cees, Prof, Smith, Thomas A, Prof, Takken, Willem, Prof

“…Summary Background Odour baits can attract host-seeking Anopheles mosquitoes indoors and outdoors. We assessed the effects of mass deployment of odour-baited…”
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Low levels of awareness despite high prevalence of schistosomiasis among communities in Nyalenda informal settlement, Kisumu city, western Kenya by Odhiambo, Gladys O, Musuva, Rosemary M, Atuncha, Vincent O, Mutete, Elizabeth T, Odiere, Maurice R, Onyango, Rosebella O, Alaii, Jane A, Mwinzi, Pauline N M

“…Intestinal schistosomiasis is widely distributed around Lake Victoria in Kenya where about 16 million people in 56 districts are at risk of the infection with…”
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Community-based biological control of malaria mosquitoes using Bacillus thuringiensis var. israelensis (Bti) in Rwanda: community awareness, acceptance and participation by Ingabire, Chantal Marie, Hakizimana, Emmanuel, Rulisa, Alexis, Kateera, Fredrick, Van Den Borne, Bart, Muvunyi, Claude Mambo, Mutesa, Leon, Van Vugt, Michelle, Koenraadt, Constantianus J M, Takken, Willem, Alaii, Jane

“…Targeting the aquatic stages of malaria vectors via larval source management (LSM) in collaboration with local communities could accelerate progress towards…”
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Options for sustaining solar-powered mosquito trapping systems on Rusinga Island, Western Kenya: a social dilemma analysis by Oria, Prisca A, Wijnands, Michiel, Alaii, Jane, Leeuwis, Cees

“…In 2012, a donor-supported proof of principle study was launched to eliminate malaria from Rusinga Island, western Kenya, using solar-powered mosquito trapping…”
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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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Application of Core Processes for Understanding Multiple Concurrent Sexual Partnerships Among Adolescents in Uganda by Nalukwago, Judith, Alaii, Jane, Borne, Bart Van Den, Bukuluki, Paul Mukisa, Crutzen, Rik

“…Adolescents in Uganda, as in other sub-Saharan countries, engage in sex with multiple concurrent partners, thus placing them at risk for HIV and unplanned…”
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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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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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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 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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Impact of permethrin-treated bed nets on the incidence of sick child visits to peripheral health facilities by Phillips-Howard, Penelope A, Nahlen, Bernard L, Wannemuehler, Kathleen A, Kolczak, Margarette S, ter Kuile, Feiko O, Gimnig, John E, Olson, Kris, Alaii, Jane A, Odhacha, Amos, Vulule, John M, Hawley, William A

“…During a randomized controlled trial of insecticide (permethrin)-treated bed nets (ITNs) in an area with intense malaria transmission in western Kenya, we…”
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A process evaluation of the Communication for Healthy Communities adolescent health program in Uganda by Nalukwago, Judith, Alaii, Jane, van den Borne, Bart, Bukuluki, Paul Mukisa, Kimbowa, Musa, Bockh, Emily, Coutinho, Sheila Marunga, Crutzen, Rik

“…Abstract This study is a process evaluation of an adolescent-focused intervention of the USAID Communication for Healthy Communities program, in Uganda. We…”
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Permethrin-treated bed nets in the prevention of malaria and anemia in adolescent schoolgirls in western Kenya by Leenstra, Tjalling, Phillips-Howard, Penelope A, Kariuki, Simon K, Hawley, William A, Alaii, Jane A, Rosen, Daniel H, Oloo, Aggrey J, Nahlen, Bernard L, Kager, Piet A, ter Kuile, Feiko O

“…The impact of insecticide (permethrin)-treated bed nets (ITNs) on the health of adolescent schoolgirls was investigated during a community-based, randomized,…”
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