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Prevalence of malaria infection in pregnant women compared with children for tracking malaria transmission in sub-Saharan Africa: a systematic review and meta-analysis by van Eijk, Anna M, PhD, Hill, Jenny, PhD, Noor, Abdisalan M, PhD, Snow, Robert W, Prof, ter Kuile, Feiko O, Prof

“…Summary Background In malarious areas, pregnant women are more likely to have detectable malaria than are their non-pregnant peers, and the excess risk of…”
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Burden, pathology, and costs of malaria in pregnancy: new developments for an old problem by Rogerson, Stephen J, Desai, Meghna, Mayor, Alfredo, Sicuri, Elisa, Taylor, Steve M, van Eijk, Anna M

“…Over the past 10 years, knowledge of the burden, economic costs, and consequences of malaria in pregnancy has improved, and the prevalence of malaria caused by…”
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Use of antenatal services and delivery care among women in rural western Kenya: a community based survey by van Eijk, Anna M, Bles, Hanneke M, Odhiambo, Frank, Ayisi, John G, Blokland, Ilse E, Rosen, Daniel H, Adazu, Kubaje, Slutsker, Laurence, Lindblade, Kim A

“…Improving maternal health is one of the UN Millennium Development Goals. We assessed provision and use of antenatal services and delivery care among women in…”
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Scheduled Intermittent Screening with Rapid Diagnostic Tests and Treatment with Dihydroartemisinin-Piperaquine versus Intermittent Preventive Therapy with Sulfadoxine-Pyrimethamine for Malaria in Pregnancy in Malawi: An Open-Label Randomized Controlled Trial by Madanitsa, Mwayiwawo, Kalilani, Linda, Mwapasa, Victor, van Eijk, Anna M, Khairallah, Carole, Ali, Doreen, Pace, Cheryl, Smedley, James, Thwai, Kyaw-Lay, Levitt, Brandt, Wang, Duolao, Kang'ombe, Arthur, Faragher, Brian, Taylor, Steve M, Meshnick, Steve, Ter Kuile, Feiko O

“…In Africa, most plasmodium infections during pregnancy remain asymptomatic, yet are associated with maternal anemia and low birthweight. WHO recommends…”
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Women's access and provider practices for the case management of malaria during pregnancy: a systematic review and meta-analysis by Hill, Jenny, D'Mello-Guyett, Lauren, Hoyt, Jenna, van Eijk, Anna M, ter Kuile, Feiko O, Webster, Jayne

“…WHO recommends prompt diagnosis and quinine plus clindamycin for treatment of uncomplicated malaria in the first trimester and artemisinin-based combination…”
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Research priorities for improving menstrual health across the life-course in low- and middle-income countries by Plesons, Marina, Torondel, Belen, Caruso, Bethany A, Hennegan, Julie, Sommer, Marni, Haver, Jacquelyn, Keiser, Danielle, van Eijk, Anna M, Zulaika, Garazi, Mason, Linda, Phillips-Howard, Penelope A

“…Research on menstrual health is required to understand menstrual needs and generate solutions to improve health, wellbeing, and productivity. The…”
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Determinants and coverage of vaccination in children in western Kenya from a 2003 cross-sectional survey by Calhoun, Lisa M, van Eijk, Anna M, Lindblade, Kim A, Odhiambo, Frank O, Wilson, Mark L, Winterbauer, Elizabeth, Slutsker, Laurence, Hamel, Mary J

“…This study assesses full and timely vaccination coverage and factors associated with full vaccination in children ages 12-23 months in Gem, Nyanza Province,…”
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Azithromycin for treating uncomplicated malaria by van Eijk, Anna M, Terlouw, Dianne J

“…To prevent the development of drug resistance, the World Health Organization (WHO) recommends treating malaria with combination therapy. Azithromycin, an…”
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Temporal trends of sulphadoxine-pyrimethamine (SP) drug-resistance molecular markers in Plasmodium falciparum parasites from pregnant women in western Kenya by Iriemenam, Nnaemeka C, Shah, Monica, Gatei, Wangeci, van Eijk, Anna M, Ayisi, John, Kariuki, Simon, Vanden Eng, Jodi, Owino, Simon O, Lal, Ashima A, Omosun, Yusuf O, Otieno, Kephas, Desai, Meghna, ter Kuile, Feiko O, Nahlen, Bernard, Moore, Julie, Hamel, Mary J, Ouma, Peter, Slutsker, Laurence, Shi, Ya Ping

“…Resistance to sulphadoxine-pyrimethamine (SP) in Plasmodium falciparum parasites is associated with mutations in the dihydrofolate reductase (dhfr) and…”
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Health and demographic surveillance in rural western Kenya: a platform for evaluating interventions to reduce morbidity and mortality from infectious diseases by Adazu, Kubaje, Lindblade, Kim A, Rosen, Daniel H, Odhiambo, Frank, Ofware, Peter, Kwach, James, Van Eijk, Anna M, Decock, Kevin M, Amornkul, Pauli, Karanja, Diana, Vulule, John M, Slutsker, Laurence

“…We established a health and demographic surveillance system in a rural area of western Kenya to measure the burden of infectious diseases and evaluate public…”
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The Malaria in Pregnancy Library: a bibliometric review by van Eijk, Anna M, Hill, Jenny, Povall, Sue, Reynolds, Alison, Wong, Helen, Ter Kuile, Feiko O

“…The Malaria in Pregnancy (MiP) Library is a bibliographic database that was created by the MiP Consortium in 2005 and is updated every four months using a…”
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Geohelminth Infections among pregnant women in rural western Kenya; a cross-sectional study by van Eijk, Anna M, Lindblade, Kim A, Odhiambo, Frank, Peterson, Elizabeth, Rosen, Daniel H, Karanja, Diana, Ayisi, John G, Shi, Ya Ping, Adazu, Kubaje, Slutsker, Laurence

“…Geohelminth infections are common in rural western Kenya, but risk factors and effects among pregnant women are not clear. During a community-based…”
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HIV/AIDS-related mortality in Africa and Asia: evidence from INDEPTH health and demographic surveillance system sites by Streatfield, P. Kim, Khan, Wasif A., Bhuiya, Abbas, Hanifi, Syed M.A., Alam, Nurul, Millogo, Ourohiré, Sié, Ali, Zabré, Pascal, Rossier, Clementine, Soura, Abdramane B., Bonfoh, Bassirou, Kone, Siaka, Ngoran, Eliezer K., Utzinger, Juerg, Abera, Semaw F., Melaku, Yohannes A., Weldearegawi, Berhe, Gomez, Pierre, Jasseh, Momodou, Ansah, Patrick, Azongo, Daniel, Kondayire, Felix, Oduro, Abraham, Amu, Alberta, Gyapong, Margaret, Kwarteng, Odette, Kant, Shashi, Pandav, Chandrakant S., Rai, Sanjay K., Juvekar, Sanjay, Muralidharan, Veena, Wahab, Abdul, Wilopo, Siswanto, Bauni, Evasius, Mochamah, George, Ndila, Carolyne, Williams, Thomas N., Khagayi, Sammy, Laserson, Kayla F., Nyaguara, Amek, Van Eijk, Anna M., Ezeh, Alex, Kyobutungi, Catherine, Wamukoya, Marylene, Chihana, Menard, Crampin, Amelia, Price, Alison, Delaunay, Valérie, Diallo, Aldiouma, Douillot, Laetitia, Sokhna, Cheikh, Xavier Gómez-Olivé, F., Mee, Paul, Tollman, Stephen M., Herbst, Kobus, Mossong, Joël, Chuc, Nguyen T.K., Arthur, Samuelina S., Sankoh, Osman A., Byass, Peter

“…As the HIV/AIDS pandemic has evolved over recent decades, Africa has been the most affected region, even though a large proportion of HIV/AIDS deaths have not…”
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Plasma Folate Level and High-Dose Folate Supplementation Predict Sulfadoxine-Pyrimethamine Treatment Failure in Pregnant Women in Western Kenya Who Have Uncomplicated Malaria by van Eijk, Anna M., Ouma, Peter O., Williamson, John, Ter Kuile, Feiko O., Parise, Monica, Otieno, Kephas, Hamel, Mary J., Ayisi, John G., Kariuki, Simon, Kager, Piet A., Slutsker, Laurence

“…Sulfadoxine-pyrimethamine (SP) inhibits folate metabolism by the malaria parasite. We investigated the association between folate levels and SP failure in…”
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Maternal malaria and perinatal HIV transmission, western Kenya by Ayisi, John G, van Eijk, Anna M, Newman, Robert D, ter Kuile, Feiko O, Shi, Ya Ping, Yang, Chunfu, Kolczak, Margarette S, Otieno, Juliana A, Misore, Ambrose O, Kager, Piet A, Lal, Renu B, Steketee, Richard W, Nahlen, Bernard L

“…To determine whether maternal placental malaria is associated with an increased risk for perinatal mother-to-child HIV transmission (MTCT), we studied…”
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Antenatal and delivery care in rural western Kenya: the effect of training health care workers to provide "focused antenatal care" by Ouma, Peter O, van Eijk, Anna M, Hamel, Mary J, Sikuku, Evallyne S, Odhiambo, Frank O, Munguti, Kaendi M, Ayisi, John G, Crawford, Sara B, Kager, Piet A, Slutsker, Laurence

“…Maternal mortality remains high in developing countries and data to monitor indicators of progress in maternal care is needed. We examined the status of…”
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Profile: The KEMRI/CDC Health and Demographic Surveillance System—Western Kenya by ODHIAMBO, Frank O, LASERSON, Kayla F, OMBOK, Maurice, LINDBLADE, Kimberly, DESAI, Meghna, TER KUILE, Feiko, PHILLIPS-HOWARD, Penelope, EIJK, Anna M.van, ROSEN, Daniel, HIGHTOWER, Allen, OFWARE, Peter, MUTTAI, Hellen, SEWE, Maquins, NAHLEN, Bernard, DECOCK, Kevin, SLUTSKER, Laurence, BREIMAN, Robert F, VULULE, John M, HAMEL, Mary J, FEIKIN, Daniel R, ADAZU, Kubaje, OGWANG, Sheila, OBOR, David, AMEK, Nyaguara, BAYOH, Nabie

“…The KEMRI/Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) Health and Demographic Surveillance System (HDSS) is located in Rarieda, Siaya and Gem Districts…”
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Menstrual cups and sanitary pads to reduce school attrition, and sexually transmitted and reproductive tract infections: a cluster randomised controlled feasibility study in rural Western Kenya by Phillips-Howard, Penelope A, Nyothach, Elizabeth, ter Kuile, Feiko O, Omoto, Jackton, Wang, Duolao, Zeh, Clement, Onyango, Clayton, Mason, Linda, Alexander, Kelly T, Odhiambo, Frank O, Eleveld, Alie, Mohammed, Aisha, van Eijk, Anna M, Edwards, Rhiannon Tudor, Vulule, John, Faragher, Brian, Laserson, Kayla F

“…ObjectivesConduct a feasibility study on the effect of menstrual hygiene on schoolgirls' school and health (reproductive/sexual) outcomes.Design3-arm…”
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HIV, Malaria, and Infant Anemia as Risk Factors for Postneonatal Infant Mortality among HIV-Seropositive Women in Kisumu, Kenya by van Eijk, Anna M., Ayisi, John G., Ter Kuile, Feiko O., Slutsker, Laurence, Shi, Ya Ping, Udhayakumar, Venkatachalam, Otieno, Juliana A., Kager, Piet A., Lal, Renu B., Steketee, Richard W., Nahlen 7, Bernard L.

“…Background. HIV and malaria in sub-Saharan Africa are associated with poor pregnancy outcome and infant survival. We studied the association of placental…”
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Minimal Impact by Antenatal Subpatent Plasmodium falciparum Infections on Delivery Outcomes in Malawian Women: A Cohort Study by Taylor, Steve M., Madanitsa, Mwayiwawo, Thwai, Kyaw-Lay, Khairallah, Carole, Kalilani-Phiri, Linda, van Eijk, Anna M., Mwapasa, Victor, Kuile, Feiko O. ter, Meshnick, Steven R.

“…Antenatal malaria screening with a rapid diagnostic test (RDT) and treatment only of women with positive RDT findings may potentially prevent low birth weight…”
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