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Changes in the burden of malaria in sub-Saharan Africa by O'Meara, Wendy Prudhomme, PhD, Mangeni, Judith Nekesa, MPH, Steketee, Rick, MD, Greenwood, Brian, Prof

“…Summary The burden of malaria in countries in sub-Saharan Africa has declined with scaling up of prevention, diagnosis, and treatment. To assess the…”
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A mobile health technology platform for quality assurance and quality improvement of malaria diagnosis by community health workers by Laktabai, Jeremiah, Platt, Alyssa, Menya, Diana, Turner, Elizabeth L, Aswa, Daniel, Kinoti, Stephen, O'Meara, Wendy Prudhomme

“…Community health workers (CHWs) play an important role in improving access to services in areas with limited health infrastructure or workforce. Supervision of…”
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Evaluating Spatial Interaction Models for Regional Mobility in Sub-Saharan Africa by Wesolowski, Amy, O'Meara, Wendy Prudhomme, Eagle, Nathan, Tatem, Andrew J, Buckee, Caroline O

“…Simple spatial interaction models of human mobility based on physical laws have been used extensively in the social, biological, and physical sciences, and in…”
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Contribution of urinary tract infection to the burden of febrile illnesses in young children in rural Kenya by Masika, Wechuli Geoffrey, O'Meara, Wendy Prudhomme, Holland, Thomas L, Armstrong, Janice

“…The clinical features of UTI in young children may not localize to the urinary tract and closely resemble other febrile illnesses. In malaria endemic areas, a…”
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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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Experience and confidence in health technologies: evidence from malaria testing and treatment in Western Kenya by Mangeni, Judith N, Abel, Lucy, Taylor, Steve M, Obala, Andrew, O'Meara, Wendy Prudhomme, Saran, Indrani

“…Low adoption of effective health technologies increases illness morbidity and mortality worldwide. In the case of malaria, effective tools such as malaria…”
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Direct Estimation of Sensitivity of Plasmodium falciparum Rapid Diagnostic Test for Active Case Detection in a High-Transmission Community Setting by Taylor, Steve M, Sumner, Kelsey M, Freedman, Betsy, Mangeni, Judith N, Obala, Andrew A, Prudhomme O'Meara, Wendy

“…Community-based active case detection of malaria parasites with conventional rapid diagnostic tests (cRDTs) is a strategy used most commonly in…”
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The prevalence and density of asymptomatic Plasmodium falciparum infections among children and adults in three communities of western Kenya by Salgado, Christina, Ayodo, George, Macklin, Michael D, Gould, Meetha P, Nallandhighal, Srinivas, Odhiambo, Eliud O, Obala, Andrew, O'Meara, Wendy Prudhomme, John, Chandy C, Tran, Tuan M

“…Abstract Background Further reductions in malaria incidence as more countries approach malaria elimination require the identification and treatment of…”
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Household beliefs about malaria testing and treatment in Western Kenya: the role of health worker adherence to malaria test results by Saran, Indrani, Maffioli, Elisa M, Menya, Diana, O'Meara, Wendy Prudhomme

“…Although use of malaria diagnostic tests has increased in recent years, health workers often prescribe anti-malarial drugs to individuals who test negative for…”
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Using pay for performance incentives (P4P) to improve management of suspected malaria fevers in rural Kenya: a cluster randomized controlled trial by Menya, Diana, Platt, Alyssa, Manji, Imran, Sang, Edna, Wafula, Rebeccah, Ren, Jing, Cheruiyot, Olympia, Armstrong, Janice, Neelon, Brian, O'Meara, Wendy Prudhomme

“…Inappropriate treatment of non-malaria fevers with artemisinin-based combination therapies (ACTs) is a growing concern, particularly in light of emerging…”
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What Is Threatening the Effectiveness of Insecticide-Treated Bednets? A Case-Control Study of Environmental, Behavioral, and Physical Factors Associated with Prevention Failure by Obala, Andrew A, Mangeni, Judith Nekesa, Platt, Alyssa, Aswa, Daniel, Abel, Lucy, Namae, Jane, Prudhomme O'Meara, Wendy

“…Insecticide-treated nets are the cornerstone of global malaria control and have been shown to reduce malaria morbidity by 50-60%. However, some areas are…”
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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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Development and validation of a rapid assessment tool for malaria prevention by Mangeni, Judith Nekesa, Menya, Diana, Obala, Andrew, Platt, Alyssa, O'Meara, Wendy Prudhomme

“…Insecticide-treated bed nets (ITN) have been shown to be efficacious in reducing malaria morbidity and mortality in many regions. Unfortunately in some areas,…”
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Innovative public–private partnership to target subsidised antimalarials: a study protocol for a cluster randomised controlled trial to evaluate a community intervention in Western Kenya by Laktabai, Jeremiah, Lesser, Adriane, Platt, Alyssa, Maffioli, Elisa, Mohanan, Manoj, Menya, Diana, Prudhomme O'Meara, Wendy, Turner, Elizabeth L

“…IntroductionThere are concerns of inappropriate use of subsidised antimalarials due to the large number of fevers treated in the informal sector with minimal…”
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Spatial distribution of bednet coverage under routine distribution through the public health sector in a rural district in Kenya by O'Meara, Wendy Prudhomme, Smith, Nathan, Ekal, Emmanuel, Cole, Donald, Ndege, Samson

“…Insecticide-treated nets (ITNs) are one of the most important and cost-effective tools for malaria control. Maximizing individual and community benefit from…”
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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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Spatial autocorrelation in uptake of antenatal care and relationship to individual, household and village-level factors: results from a community-based survey of pregnant women in six districts in western Kenya by Prudhomme O'Meara, Wendy, Platt, Alyssa, Naanyu, Violet, Cole, Donald, Ndege, Samson

“…The majority of maternal deaths, stillbirths, and neonatal deaths are concentrated in a few countries, many of which have weak health systems, poor access to…”
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Exploring how space, time, and sampling impact our ability to measure genetic structure across Plasmodium falciparum populations by Arambepola, Rohan, Bérubé, Sophie, Freedman, Betsy, Taylor, Steve M, Prudhomme O'Meara, Wendy, Obala, Andrew A, Wesolowski, Amy

“…A primary use of malaria parasite genomics is identifying highly related infections to quantify epidemiological, spatial, or temporal factors associated with…”
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Community and facility-level engagement in planning and budgeting for the government health sector – A district perspective from Kenya by O’Meara, Wendy Prudhomme, Tsofa, Benjamin, Molyneux, Sassy, Goodman, Catherine, McKenzie, F. Ellis

“…Abstract Health systems reform processes have increasingly recognized the essential contribution of communities to the success of health programs and…”
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