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Sulfadoxine-pyrimethamine plus chloroquine or amodiaquine for uncomplicated falciparum malaria: a randomized, multisite trial to guide national policy in Uganda
(2005)
The use of combinations of inexpensive drugs for the treatment of malaria in Africa has been proposed as an interim policy while awaiting the widespread availability of more effective regimens. We compared sulfadoxinepyrimethamine ...
Urban malaria: primary caregivers’ knowledge, attitudes, practices and predictors of malaria incidence in a cohort of Ugandan children
(Wiley-Blackwell, 2003-08)
Objectives: To assess malaria-related knowledge, attitude and practices (KAP) among primary caregivers, to identify associations between primary caregivers' characteristics and positive KAP towards malaria, and to identify ...
Artemether-Lumefantrine versus Dihydroartemisinin-Piperaquine for treating uncomplicated malaria: a randomized trial to guide policy in Uganda
(Public Library of Science, 2008-06)
Background:
Uganda recently adopted artemether-lumefantrine (AL) as the recommended first-line treatment for uncomplicated malaria. However, AL has several limitations, including a twice-daily dosing regimen, recommendation ...
Short report: assessing the impact of indoor residual spraying on malaria morbidity using a sentinel site surveillance system in Western Uganda
(American Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene, 2009)
A single round of indoor residual spraying (IRS) using lambda-cyhalothrin was implemented in a district of Uganda with moderate transmission intensity in 2007. Individual patient data were collected from one health facility ...
Factors associated with development of severe malaria in children under 5 years in Kanungu District
(Makerere University, 2004)
Malaria remains a major public health problem in Uganda. In Kanungu District, malaria is responsible for 40% of all outpatient visits, 25% admissions and 14% in-patient deaths. Ninety percent of these deaths are among ...
Delayed care seeking for fatal pnemonia in children aged under five years in Uganda: a case-series study
(World Health Organization, 2008)
Objective To review individual case histories of children who had died of pneumonia in rural Uganda and to investigate why these children did not survive. Methods This case-series study was done in the Iganga/Mayuge ...
Artemether-lumefantrine versus dihydroartemisinin-piperaquine for treatment of malaria: a randomized trial.
(2007-05-18)
Objectives: To compare the efficacy and safety of artemether-lumefantrine (AL) and dihydroartemisinin-piperaquine (DP) for treating uncomplicated falciparum malaria in Uganda. Design: Randomized single-blinded clinical ...
Artesunate plus mefloquine versus mefloquine for treating uncomplicated malaria (Review)
(Cochrane Collaboration, 2010)
Background
Multiple-drug-resistant malaria is widespread, and in South-East Asia resistance is high against nearly all single therapy antimalarial drugs. Here, and in other areas with low malaria transmission, the combination ...
Genetic polymorphisms in plasmodium falciparum associated with resistance to artemisnin combination therapy: complexity of infection during short-term culture and characterization of in-vitro sensitivity in Kampala Uganda
(2010)
Background Artemisinin-based combination therapy (ACT) is currently advocated in Africa as a means of improving treatment efficacy and slowing the development of drug resistance. However, the selection of resistant parasites, ...
Use of the slide positivity rate to estimate changes in malaria incidence in a cohort of Ugandan children
(BioMed Central, 2009-09-15)
Background: As malaria control efforts intensify, it is critical to monitor trends in disease burden and measure the impact of interventions. A key surveillance indicator is the incidence of malaria. Yet measurement of ...