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Monthly sulfadoxine/pyrimethamine-amodiaquine or dihydroartemisinin-piperaquine as malaria chemoprevention in young Kenyan children with sickle cell anemia: A randomized controlled trial by Taylor, Steve M, Korwa, Sarah, Wu, Angie, Green, Cynthia L, Freedman, Betsy, Clapp, Sheila, Kirui, Joseph Kipkoech, O'Meara, Wendy P, Njuguna, Festus M

“…Children with sickle cell anemia (SCA) in areas of Africa with endemic malaria transmission are commonly prescribed malaria chemoprevention. Chemoprevention…”
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Plasmodium vivax Prevalence in Semiarid Region of Northern Kenya, 2019 by O'Meara, Wendy Prudhomme, Maraga, Linda, Meredith, Hannah, Esimit, Daniel, Lokoel, Gilchrist, Chepkwony, Tabitha, Kipkoech, Joseph, Ambani, George, Menya, Diana, Freedman, Elizabeth, Taylor, Steve, Obala, Andrew

“…In urban and rural areas of Turkana County, Kenya, we found that 2% of household members of patients with Plasmodium falciparum infections were infected with…”
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Improving rational use of ACTs through diagnosis-dependent subsidies: Evidence from a cluster-randomized controlled trial in western Kenya by Prudhomme O'Meara, Wendy, Menya, Diana, Laktabai, Jeremiah, Platt, Alyssa, Saran, Indrani, Maffioli, Elisa, Kipkoech, Joseph, Mohanan, Manoj, Turner, Elizabeth L

“…More than half of artemisinin combination therapies (ACTs) consumed globally are dispensed in the retail sector, where diagnostic testing is uncommon, leading…”
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Relationship between malaria vector survival, infectivity, and insecticide-treated net use in western Kenya by Abel, Lucy, Kimachas, Emma, Omollo, Evans, Nalianya, Erick, Chepkwony, Tabitha, Kipkoech, Joseph, Amunga, Mark, Wekesa, Aggrey, Namae, Jane, Kahindi, Samuel, Mangeni, Judith, Lapp, Zena, Markwalter, Christine F., Taylor, Steve M., Obala, Andrew, Prudhomme O’Meara, Wendy

“…Abstract Background Significant effort and resources have been invested to control malaria transmission in sub-Saharan Africa, but it remains a major public…”
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Community-Based Malaria Testing Reduces Polypharmacy in a Population-Based Survey of Febrile Illness in Western Kenya by Laktabai, Jeremiah, Platt, Alyssa C., Turner, Elizabeth, Saran, Indrani, Kipkoech, Joseph, Menya, Diana, O’Meara, Wendy Prudhomme

“…Objective: The objective was to describe the relationship between the location of care, the malaria test result, and the type of medicine consumed for the…”
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The relative importance of material and non-material incentives for community health workers: Evidence from a discrete choice experiment in Western Kenya by Saran, Indrani, Winn, Laura, Kipkoech Kirui, Joseph, Menya, Diana, Prudhomme O'Meara, Wendy

“…Motivating community health workers (CHWs), many of whom are volunteers, is important for the sustainability of integrated community case management programs…”
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Incentivizing appropriate malaria case management in the private sector: a study protocol for two linked cluster randomized controlled trials to evaluate provider- and client-focused interventions in western Kenya and Lagos, Nigeria by Woolsey, Aaron M, Simmons, Ryan A, Woldeghebriel, Meley, Zhou, Yunji, Ogunsola, Oluwatosin, Laing, Sarah, Olaleye, Tayo, Kipkoech, Joseph, Rojas, Bomar Mendez, Saran, Indrani, Odhiambo, Mercy, Malinga, Josephine, Ambani, George, Kimachas, Emmah, Fashanu, Chizoba, Wiwa, Owens, Menya, Diana, Laktabai, Jeremiah, Visser, Theodoor, Turner, Elizabeth L, O'Meara, Wendy Prudhomme

“…A large proportion of artemisinin-combination therapy (ACT) anti-malarial medicines is consumed by individuals that do not have malaria. The over-consumption…”
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Correction: Incentivizing appropriate malaria case management in the private sector: a study protocol for two linked cluster randomized controlled trials to evaluate provider- and client-focused interventions in western Kenya and Lagos, Nigeria by Woolsey, Aaron M, Simmons, Ryan A, Woldeghebriel, Meley, Zhou, Yunji, Ogunsola, Oluwatosin, Laing, Sarah, Olaleye, Tayo, Kipkoech, Joseph, Rojas, Bomar Mendez, Saran, Indrani, Odhiambo, Mercy, Malinga, Josephine, Ambani, George, Kimachas, Emmah, Fashanu, Chizoba, Wiwa, Owens, Menya, Diana, Laktabai, Jeremiah, Visser, Theodoor, Turner, Elizabeth L, O'Meara, Wendy Prudhomme

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Correction to: Incentivizing appropriate malaria case management in the private sector: a study protocol for two linked cluster randomized controlled trials to evaluate provider- and client-focused interventions in western Kenya and Lagos, Nigeria by Woolsey, Aaron M, Simmons, Ryan A, Woldeghebriel, Meley, Zhou, Yunji, Ogunsola, Oluwatosin, Laing, Sarah, Olaleye, Tayo, Kipkoech, Joseph, Rojas, Bomar Mendez, Saran, Indrani, Odhiambo, Mercy, Malinga, Josephine, Ambani, George, Kimachas, Emmah, Fashanu, Chizoba, Wiwa, Owens, Menya, Diana, Laktabai, Jeremiah, Visser, Theodoor, Turner, Elizabeth L, O'Meara, Wendy Prudhomme

“…An amendment to this paper has been published and can be accessed via the original article…”
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Characterizing mobility patterns and malaria risk factors in semi-nomadic populations of Northern Kenya by Meredith, Hannah R, Wesolowski, Amy, Okoth, Dennis, Maraga, Linda, Ambani, George, Chepkwony, Tabitha, Abel, Lucy, Kipkoech, Joseph, Lokoel, Gilchrist, Esimit, Daniel, Lokemer, Samuel, Maragia, James, Prudhomme O'Meara, Wendy, Obala, Andrew A

“…While many studies have characterized mobility patterns and disease dynamics of settled populations, few have focused on more mobile populations. Highly mobile…”
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A cluster-randomized trial of client and provider-directed financial interventions to align incentives with appropriate case management in retail medicine outlets: Results of the TESTsmART Trial in western Kenya by Laktabai, Jeremiah, Kimachas, Emmah, Kipkoech, Joseph, Menya, Diana, Arthur, David, Zhou, Yunji, Chepkwony, Tabitha, Abel, Lucy, Robie, Emily, Amunga, Mark, Ambani, George, Woldeghebriel, Meley, Garber, Elizabeth, Eze, Nwamaka, Mudabai, Pamela, Gallis, John A, Fashanu, Chizoba, Saran, Indrani, Woolsey, Aaron, Visser, Theodoor, Turner, Elizabeth L, Prudhomme O'Meara, Wendy

“…ACTs are responsible for a substantial proportion of the global reduction in malaria mortality over the last ten years, made possible by publicly-funded…”
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Motivation and satisfaction among community health workers administering rapid diagnostic tests for malaria in Western Kenya by Winn, Laura K, Lesser Adriane, Menya Diana, Baumgartner, Joy N, Kipkoech Kirui Joseph, Saran Indrani, Prudhomme-O’Meara Wendy

“…BackgroundThe continued success of community case management (CCM) programs in low-resource settings depends on the ability of these programs to retain the…”
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Plasmodium falciparum importation does not sustain malaria transmission in a semi-arid region of Kenya by Markwalter, Christine F, Menya, Diana, Wesolowski, Amy, Esimit, Daniel, Lokoel, Gilchrist, Kipkoech, Joseph, Freedman, Elizabeth, Sumner, Kelsey M, Abel, Lucy, Ambani, George, Meredith, Hannah R, Taylor, Steve M, Obala, Andrew A, O'Meara, Wendy P

“…Human movement impacts the spread and transmission of infectious diseases. Recently, a large reservoir of Plasmodium falciparum malaria was identified in a…”
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Motivation and satisfaction among community health workers administering rapid diagnostic tests for malaria in Western Kenya by Winn, Laura K, Lesser, Adriane, Menya, Diana, Baumgartner, Joy N, Kipkoech Kirui, Joseph, Saran, Indrani, Prudhomme-O'Meara, Wendy

“…The continued success of community case management (CCM) programs in low-resource settings depends on the ability of these programs to retain the community…”
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Experience in Surgical Management for Persons with Hemophilia a and with Inhibitors in Western Kenya by Kilach, Carole Jesang, Wanjiku, Christopher Mwaniki, Kirui, Joseph Kipkoech, Korir, Racheal, Njuguna, Cyrus, Njuguna, Festus, Greist, Anne

“…Introduction: Persons with hemophilia (PWH) who develop need for surgery usually require a huge amount of clotting factor concentrate (CFC) infusion to manage…”
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The Next Step in Telehealth Education in a Low-Income Setting: Implementing a Project Echo for Sickle Cell Disease by Mbunya, Samuel Misiani, Njuguna, Festus, Kilach, Carole, Kirui, Joseph Kipkoech, Greist, Anne, Betbadal, Anthony, Jacob, Seethal A, Vik, Terry, Severance, Tyler

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Epidemiology of Plasmodium falciparum Infections in a Semi-Arid Rural African Setting: Evidence of Reactive Case Detection in Northwestern Kenya by Meredith, Hannah R., Wesolowski, Amy, Menya, Diana, Esimit, Daniel, Lokoel, Gilchrist, Kipkoech, Joseph, Freedman, Betsy, Lokemer, Samuel, Maragia, James, Ambani, George, Taylor, Steve M., Prudhomme-O’Meara, Wendy, Obala, Andrew A.

“…In northwestern Kenya, Turkana County has been historically considered unsuitable for stable malaria transmission because of its unfavorable climate and…”
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Epidemiology of Plasmodium falciparum Infections in a Semi-Arid Rural African Setting: Evidence from Reactive Case Detection in Northwestern Kenya by Meredith, Hannah R, Wesolowski, Amy, Menya, Diana, Esimit, Daniel, Lokoel, Gilchrist, Kipkoech, Joseph, Freedman, Betsy, Lokemer, Samuel, Maragia, James, Ambani, George, Taylor, Steve M, Prudhomme-O'Meara, Wendy, Obala, Andrew A

“…In northwestern Kenya, Turkana County has been historically considered unsuitable for stable malaria transmission because of its unfavorable climate and…”
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A cluster-randomized trial of client and provider-directed financial interventions to align incentives with appropriate case management in retail medicine outlets: Results of the TESTsmART Trial in western Kenya by Jeremiah Laktabai, Emmah Kimachas, Joseph Kipkoech, Diana Menya, David Arthur, Yunji Zhou, Tabitha Chepkwony, Lucy Abel, Emily Robie, Mark Amunga, George Ambani, Meley Woldeghebriel, Elizabeth Garber, Nwamaka Eze, Pamela Mudabai, John A. Gallis, Chizoba Fashanu, Indrani Saran, Aaron Woolsey, Theodoor Visser, Elizabeth L. Turner, Wendy Prudhomme O’Meara

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A cluster-randomized trial of client and provider directed financial interventions to align incentives with appropriate case management in private medicine retailers: Results of the TESTsmART trial in Lagos, Nigeria by Visser, Theodoor, Laktabai, Jeremiah, Kimachas, Emmah, Kipkoech, Joseph, Menya, Diana, Arthur, David, Zhou, Yunji, Chepkwony, Tabitha, Abel, Lucy, Robie, Emily, Amunga, Mark, Ambani, George, Uhomoibhi, Perpetua, Ogbulafor, Nnenna, Oshinowo, Abimbola, Ogunsola, Oluwatosin, Woldeghebriel, Meley, Garber, Elizabeth, Olaleye, Tayo, Eze, Nwamaka, Nwidae, Lekia, Mudabai, Pamela, Gallis, John A, Fashanu, Chizoba, Saran, Indrani, Woolsey, Aaron, Wiwa, Owens, Turner, Elizabeth L, Prudhomme O'Meara, Wendy

“…Malaria remains a major health priority in Nigeria. Among children with fever who seek care, less than a quarter gets tested for malaria, leading to…”
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