Primaquine for reducing Plasmodium falciparum transmissionPatricia M Graves
EpiVec Consulting, Atlanta, USA
Cochrane Database Syst Rev 9:CD008152. 2012
..Gametocytes themselves cause no symptoms, so this intervention does not directly benefit individuals. PQ causes haemolysis in some people with glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase (G6PD) deficiency so may not be safe. ..
Factors associated with mosquito net use by individuals in households owning nets in EthiopiaPatricia M Graves
The Carter Center, Atlanta, GA, USA
Malar J 10:354. 2011
..It is important to understand individual level net use factors in the context of the home to modify programmes so as to maximize net use...
- Integrating an NTD with one of "The big three": combined malaria and trachoma survey in Amhara Region of Ethiopia
Paul M Emerson
The Carter Center, Atlanta, Georgia, USA
PLoS Negl Trop Dis 2:e197. 2008
..4% of the population)...
- Individual, household and environmental risk factors for malaria infection in Amhara, Oromia and SNNP regions of Ethiopia
Patricia M Graves
The Carter Center, 1 Copenhill, Atlanta, GA 30307, USA
Trans R Soc Trop Med Hyg 103:1211-20. 2009
..10; 95% CI 1.03-1.18). People living above 2000 m and people of all ages are still at significant risk of malaria infection...
- Evaluation of light microscopy and rapid diagnostic test for the detection of malaria under operational field conditions: a household survey in Ethiopia
Tekola Endeshaw
The Carter Center, Atlanta, Georgia, USA
Malar J 7:118. 2008
..The concordance between RDTs and microscopy in low or unstable transmission areas has not been evaluated...
- Which nets are being used: factors associated with mosquito net use in Amhara, Oromia and Southern Nations, Nationalities and Peoples' Regions of Ethiopia
Jeremiah M Ngondi
The Carter Center, Atlanta, GA, USA
Malar J 10:92. 2011
..This study aimed to investigate factors associated with net use at two time points, before and after mass distribution of nets...
- Risk factors for active trachoma in children and trichiasis in adults: a household survey in Amhara Regional State, Ethiopia
Jeremiah Ngondi
The Carter Center, 1 Copenhill Avenue, Atlanta, GA 30307, USA
Trans R Soc Trop Med Hyg 102:432-8. 2008
..5; 95% CI 1.4-1.7), female gender (OR=4.5; 95% CI 3.5-5.8), increasing prevalence of active trachoma in children (Ptrend=0.003) and increasing altitude (Ptrend=0.015)...
- Analysis of malaria surveillance data in Ethiopia: what can be learned from the Integrated Disease Surveillance and Response System?
Daddi Jima
Public Health Emergency Management, Ethiopian Health and NutritionResearch Institute, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
Malar J 11:330. 2012
..Routine malaria surveillance data is useful for assessing incidence and trends over time, and in stratification for targeting of malaria control. The reporting completeness and potential bias of such data needs assessment...
- Effectiveness of malaria control during changing climate conditions in Eritrea, 1998-2003
Patricia M Graves
EpiVec Consulting, Atlanta, GA, USA
Trop Med Int Health 13:218-28. 2008
..To assess the effectiveness of impregnated mosquito nets, indoor residual spraying and larval control relative to the impacts of climate variability in the decline of malaria cases in Eritrea...
