Search Results - "Sermé, Luc"
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Towards a deeper understanding of male involvement in the prevention of mother to child transmission of HIV in the Bogodogo District of the Central Region of Burkina Faso
Published in PloS one (14-12-2022)“…Men can play crucial roles at each stage of HIV mother-to-child-transmission (MTCT) prevention. Low male involvement in preventative MTCT (PMTCT) in Burkina…”
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Malaria Rapid Diagnostic Tests and Malaria Microscopy for Guiding Malaria Treatment of Uncomplicated Fevers in Nigeria and Prereferral Cases in 3 African Countries
Published in Clinical infectious diseases (15-12-2016)“…Background. The World Health Organization recommends that malaria treatment be based on demonstration of the infecting Plasmodium parasite specie. Malaria…”
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Assessing Acceptability of a Diagnostic and Malaria Treatment Package Delivered by Community Health Workers in Malaria-Endemic Settings of Burkina Faso, Nigeria, and Uganda
Published in Clinical infectious diseases (15-12-2016)“…Background. The efficacy of artemisinin-based combination therapy (ACT) and rectal artesunate for severe malaria in children is proven. However, acceptability…”
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Compliance With Malaria Rapid Diagnostic Testing by Community Health Workers in 3 Malaria-Endemic Countries of Sub-Saharan Africa: An Observational Study
Published in Clinical infectious diseases (15-12-2016)“…Background. The World Health Organization recommends that all malaria management be based on parasitological identification. We monitored performance of…”
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Feasibility of Malaria Diagnosis and Management in Burkina Faso, Nigeria, and Uganda: A Community-Based Observational Study
Published in Clinical infectious diseases (15-12-2016)“…Background. Malaria-endemic countries are encouraged to increase, expedite, and standardize care based on parasite diagnosis and treat confirmed malaria using…”
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Training Community Health Workers to Manage Uncomplicated and Severe Malaria: Experience From 3 Rural Malaria-Endemic Areas in Sub-Saharan Africa
Published in Clinical infectious diseases (15-12-2016)“…Background. Use of community health workers (CHWs) to increase access to diagnosis and treatment of malaria is recommended by the World Health Organization…”
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Impact of Improving Community-Based Access to Malaria Diagnosis and Treatment on Household Costs
Published in Clinical infectious diseases (15-12-2016)“…Background. Community health workers (CHWs) were trained in Burkina Faso, Nigeria, and Uganda to diagnose febrile children using malaria rapid diagnostic…”
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Analysis of the quality of seasonal malaria chemoprevention provided by community health Workers in Boulsa health district, Burkina Faso
Published in BMC health services research (10-07-2019)“…Since 2014, the Burkina Faso government has made Seasonal Malaria Chemoprevention (SMC) a priority in its strategic plan to fight against malaria among…”
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Longitudinal analysis of the capacities of community health workers mobilized for seasonal malaria chemoprevention in Burkina Faso
Published in Malaria journal (19-03-2020)“…Seasonal malaria chemoprevention (SMC) relies on community health workers to distribute drugs. This study assessed: (1) the capacity of community-based…”
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Quantifying and Valuing Community Health Worker Time in Improving Access to Malaria Diagnosis and Treatment
Published in Clinical infectious diseases (15-12-2016)“…Background. Community health workers (CHWs) are members of a community who are chosen by their communities as firstline, volunteer health workers. The time…”
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Motivation of Community Health Workers in Diagnosing, Treating, and Referring Sick Young Children in a Multicountry Study
Published in Clinical infectious diseases (15-12-2016)“…Background. Community health workers (CHWs) are an important element of care provision for a wide range of conditions, but their turnover rate is high. Many…”
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