Search Results - "Clarke, Sian E"

"Asymptomatic" Malaria: A Chronic and Debilitating Infection That Should Be Treated by Chen, Ingrid, Clarke, Siân E, Gosling, Roly, Hamainza, Busiku, Killeen, Gerry, Magill, Alan, O'Meara, Wendy, Price, Ric N, Riley, Eleanor M

“…Roland Gosling and colleagues argue that "asymptomatic" malaria infections have significant health and societal consequences, and propose that they should be…”
Get full text

Malaria in school‐age children in Africa: an increasingly important challenge by Nankabirwa, Joaniter, Brooker, Simon J., Clarke, Sian E., Fernando, Deepika, Gitonga, Caroline W., Schellenberg, David, Greenwood, Brian

“…School‐age children have attracted relatively little attention as a group in need of special measures to protect them against malaria. However, increasing…”
Get full text

Appropriate targeting of artemisinin‐based combination therapy by community health workers using malaria rapid diagnostic tests: findings from randomized trials in two contrasting areas of high and low malaria transmission in south‐western Uganda by Ndyomugyenyi, Richard, Magnussen, Pascal, Lal, Sham, Hansen, Kristian, Clarke, Siân E.

“…Objective To compare the impact of malaria rapid diagnostic tests (mRDTs), used by community health workers (CHWs), on the proportion of children <5 years of…”
Get full text

Impact of introduction of rapid diagnostic tests for malaria on antibiotic prescribing: analysis of observational and randomised studies in public and private healthcare settings by Hopkins, Heidi, Bruxvoort, Katia J, Cairns, Matthew E, Chandler, Clare I R, Leurent, Baptiste, Ansah, Evelyn K, Baiden, Frank, Baltzell, Kimberly A, Björkman, Anders, Burchett, Helen E D, Clarke, Siân E, DiLiberto, Deborah D, Elfving, Kristina, Goodman, Catherine, Hansen, Kristian S, Kachur, S Patrick, Lal, Sham, Lalloo, David G, Leslie, Toby, Magnussen, Pascal, Jefferies, Lindsay Mangham, Mårtensson, Andreas, Mayan, Ismail, Mbonye, Anthony K, Msellem, Mwinyi I, Onwujekwe, Obinna E, Owusu-Agyei, Seth, Reyburn, Hugh, Rowland, Mark W, Shakely, Delér, Vestergaard, Lasse S, Webster, Jayne, Wiseman, Virginia L, Yeung, Shunmay, Schellenberg, David, Staedke, Sarah G, Whitty, Christopher J M

“…Objectives To examine the impact of use of rapid diagnostic tests for malaria on prescribing of antimicrobials, specifically antibiotics, for acute febrile…”
Get full text

Effect of intermittent preventive treatment of malaria on health and education in schoolchildren: a cluster-randomised, double-blind, placebo-controlled trial by Clarke, Siân E, Dr, Jukes, Matthew CH, DPhil, Njagi, J Kiambo, PhD, Khasakhala, Lincoln, PhD, Cundill, Bonnie, MSc, Otido, Julius, MD, Crudder, Christopher, MSc, Estambale, Benson BA, Prof, Brooker, Simon, DPhil

“…Summary Background Malaria is a major cause of morbidity and mortality in early childhood, yet its consequences for health and education during the school-age…”
Get full text

Preventive malaria treatment among school-aged children in sub-Saharan Africa: a systematic review and meta-analyses by Cohee, Lauren M, Opondo, Charles, Clarke, Siân E, Halliday, Katherine E, Cano, Jorge, Shipper, Andrea G, Barger-Kamate, Breanna, Djimde, Abdoulaye, Diarra, Seybou, Dokras, Aditi, Kamya, Moses R, Lutumba, Pascal, Ly, Alioune Badara, Nankabirwa, Joaniter I, Njagi, J Kiambo, Maiga, Hamma, Maiteki-Sebuguzi, Catherine, Matangila, Junior, Okello, George, Rohner, Fabian, Roschnik, Natalie, Rouhani, Saba, Sissoko, Mahamadou S, Staedke, Sarah G, Thera, Mahamadou A, Turner, Elizabeth L, Van Geertruyden, JP, Zimmerman, Michael B, Jukes, Matthew C H, Brooker, Simon J, Allen, Elizabeth, Laufer, Miriam K, Chico, R Matthew

“…The burden of malaria infection in sub-Saharan Africa among school-aged children aged 5–15 years is underappreciated and represents an important source of…”
Get full text

Cost analysis of a school-based comprehensive malaria program in primary schools in Sikasso region, Mali by Maccario, Roberta, Rouhani, Saba, Drake, Tom, Nagy, Annie, Bamadio, Modibo, Diarra, Seybou, Djanken, Souleymane, Roschnik, Natalie, Clarke, Siân E, Sacko, Moussa, Brooker, Simon, Thuilliez, Josselin

“…The expansion of malaria prevention and control to school-aged children is receiving increasing attention, but there are still limited data on the costs of…”
Get full text

Patients with positive malaria tests not given artemisinin-based combination therapies: a research synthesis describing under-prescription of antimalarial medicines in Africa by O'Boyle, Shennae, Bruxvoort, Katia J, Ansah, Evelyn K, Burchett, Helen E D, Chandler, Clare I R, Clarke, Siân E, Goodman, Catherine, Mbacham, Wilfred, Mbonye, Anthony K, Onwujekwe, Obinna E, Staedke, Sarah G, Wiseman, Virginia L, Whitty, Christopher J M, Hopkins, Heidi

“…There has been a successful push towards parasitological diagnosis of malaria in Africa, mainly with rapid diagnostic tests (mRDTs), which has reduced…”
Get full text

Referral Patterns of Community Health Workers Diagnosing and Treating Malaria: Cluster-Randomized Trials in Two Areas of High- and Low-Malaria Transmission in Southwestern Uganda by Lal, Sham, Ndyomugenyi, Richard, Magnussen, Pascal, Hansen, Kristian S, Alexander, Neal D, Paintain, Lucy, Chandramohan, Daniel, Clarke, Siân E

“…Malaria-endemic countries have implemented community health worker (CHW) programs to provide malaria diagnosis and treatment to populations living beyond the…”
Get full text

Crossover-Use of Human Antibiotics in Livestock in Agricultural Communities: A Qualitative Cross-Country Comparison between Uganda, Tanzania and India by Myers, Jessica, Hennessey, Mathew, Arnold, Jean-Christophe, McCubbin, Kayley D, Lembo, Tiziana, Mateus, Ana, Kitutu, Freddy Eric, Samanta, Indranil, Hutchinson, Eleanor, Davis, Alicia, Mmbaga, Blandina T, Nasuwa, Fortunata, Gautham, Meenakshi, Clarke, Siân E

“…Antibiotic use in animal agriculture contributes significantly to antibiotic use globally and is a key driver of the rising threat of antibiotic resistance. It…”
Get full text

Community health workers adherence to referral guidelines: evidence from studies introducing RDTs in two malaria transmission settings in Uganda by Lal, Sham, Ndyomugenyi, Richard, Paintain, Lucy, Alexander, Neal D, Hansen, Kristian S, Magnussen, Pascal, Chandramohan, Daniel, Clarke, Siân E

“…Many malaria-endemic countries have implemented national community health worker (CHW) programmes to serve remote populations that have poor access to malaria…”
Get full text

Referral of children seeking care at private health facilities in Uganda by Mbonye, Anthony K, Buregyeya, Esther, Rutebemberwa, Elizeus, Clarke, Siân E, Lal, Sham, Hansen, Kristian S, Magnussen, Pascal, LaRussa, Philip

“…In Uganda, referral of sick children seeking care at public health facilities is poor and widely reported. However, studies focusing on the private health…”
Get full text

Unsafe “crossover-use” of chloramphenicol in Uganda: importance of a One Health approach in antimicrobial resistance policy and regulatory action by McCubbin, Kayley D., Ramatowski, John W., Buregyeya, Esther, Hutchinson, Eleanor, Kaur, Harparkash, Mbonye, Anthony K., Mateus, Ana L. P., Clarke, Sian E.

“…Since the introduction of antibiotics into mainstream health care, resistance to these drugs has become a widespread issue that continues to increase…”
Get full text

Caregivers' compliance with referral advice: evidence from two studies introducing mRDTs into community case management of malaria in Uganda by Lal, Sham, Ndyomugenyi, Richard, Paintain, Lucy, Alexander, Neal D, Hansen, Kristian S, Magnussen, Pascal, Chandramohan, Daniel, Clarke, Siân E

“…Several malaria endemic countries have implemented community health worker (CHW) programmes to increase access to populations underserved by health care. There…”
Get full text

The Impact of Introducing Malaria Rapid Diagnostic Tests on Fever Case Management: A Synthesis of Ten Studies from the ACT Consortium by Bruxvoort, Katia J, Leurent, Baptiste, Chandler, Clare I R, Ansah, Evelyn K, Baiden, Frank, Björkman, Anders, Burchett, Helen E D, Clarke, Siân E, Cundill, Bonnie, DiLiberto, Debora D, Elfving, Kristina, Goodman, Catherine, Hansen, Kristian S, Kachur, S Patrick, Lal, Sham, Lalloo, David G, Leslie, Toby, Magnussen, Pascal, Mangham-Jefferies, Lindsay, Mårtensson, Andreas, Mayan, Ismail, Mbonye, Anthony K, Msellem, Mwinyi I, Onwujekwe, Obinna E, Owusu-Agyei, Seth, Rowland, Mark W, Shakely, Delér, Staedke, Sarah G, Vestergaard, Lasse S, Webster, Jayne, Whitty, Christopher J M, Wiseman, Virginia L, Yeung, Shunmay, Schellenberg, David, Hopkins, Heidi

“…Since 2010, the World Health Organization has been recommending that all suspected cases of malaria be confirmed with parasite-based diagnosis before…”
Get full text

Regulations on the Use of Antibiotics in Livestock Production in South America: A Comparative Literature Analysis by Da Silva, Rafael Almeida, Arenas, Nelson Enrique, Luiza, Vera Lucia, Bermudez, Jorge Antonio Zepeda, Clarke, Sian E

“…As a global health problem, antimicrobial resistance (AMR) crosses national borders, leading UN (United Nations) multilateral agencies to call for all…”
Get full text

Developing African arbovirus networks and capacity strengthening in arbovirus surveillance and response: findings from a virtual workshop by Braack, Leo, Wulandhari, Shobiechah A, Chanda, Emmanuel, Fouque, Florence, Merle, Corinne S, Nwangwu, Udoka, Velayudhan, Raman, Venter, Marietjie, Yahouedo, A Gildas, Lines, Jo, Aung, Poe Poe, Chan, Kallista, Abeku, Tarakegn A, Tibenderana, James, Clarke, Sian E

“…This meeting report presents the key findings and discussion points of a 3-h virtual workshop, held on 21 September 2022, and organized by the "Resilience…”
Get full text

High spatial resolution mapping of malaria transmission risk in the Gambia, west Africa, using LANDSAT TM satellite imagery by Bøgh, Claus, Lindsay, Steven W, Clarke, Siân E, Dean, Andy, Jawara, Musa, Pinder, Margaret, Thomas, Christopher J

“…Understanding local variability in malaria transmission risk is critically important when designing intervention or vaccine trials. Using a combination of…”
Get more information

Treatment and prevention of malaria in pregnancy in the private health sector in Uganda: implications for patient safety by Mbonye, Anthony K, Buregyeya, Esther, Rutebemberwa, Elizeus, Clarke, Siân E, Lal, Sham, Hansen, Kristian S, Magnussen, Pascal, LaRussa, Philip

“…Malaria in pregnancy is a major public health problem in Uganda; and it is the leading cause of anaemia among pregnant women and low birth weight in infants…”
Get full text

Impact of a malaria intervention package in schools on Plasmodium infection, anaemia and cognitive function in schoolchildren in Mali: a pragmatic cluster-randomised trial by Clarke, Siân E, Rouhani, Saba, Diarra, Seybou, Saye, Renion, Bamadio, Modibo, Jones, Rebecca, Traore, Diahara, Traore, Klenon, Jukes, Matthew CH, Thuilliez, Josselin, Brooker, Simon, Roschnik, Natalie, Sacko, Moussa

“…BackgroundSchool-aged children are rarely targeted by malaria control programmes, yet the prevalence of Plasmodium infection in primary school children often…”
Get full text