Article
Multidisciplinary Sciences
Timothy Hugh Barker, Jennifer Stone, Sabira Hasanoff, Carrie Price, Alinune Kabaghe, Zachary Munn, James Colborn
Summary: This systematic review and meta-analysis investigated the effectiveness of dual active-ingredient (DAI) insecticide-treated nets (ITNs) for malaria prevention. The study found that ITNs containing both pyrethroid and non-pyrethroid insecticides significantly reduced malaria case incidence. However, ITNs containing both pyrethroid and insect growth regulator did not show the same level of effectiveness. Dual active-ingredient ITNs with pyrethroid and non-pyrethroid insecticides may offer a novel intervention for malaria control.
Article
Infectious Diseases
Joshua O. Yukich, Paul Hutchinson, Baltazar Candrinho, Jessica Butts, Filipe Murimirgua, Thomas P. Eisele, Rose Zulliger
Summary: This study found that ITN use among children in the studied area was not clearly related to the ideational factors measured in mothers. The assessment tools for ITN use and beliefs need to be carefully designed and tested across a broader population to identify ideational factors related to ITN use among those with access.
Article
Infectious Diseases
Mahamadi Tassembedo, Soumaila Coulibaly, Boukary Ouedraogo
Summary: Sleeping under an ITN can reduce the incidence of malaria, and the data from the survey shows that about 58% of individuals in households that own at least one ITN slept under an ITN on the night before the survey. Various individual, household, and community-level factors are associated with ITN usage.
Article
Parasitology
Christopher C. Hayes, Coby Schal
Summary: The study investigated the behavioral interactions between bed bugs and long-lasting insecticide-treated nets (LLINs). Results showed that bed bugs had varying abilities to pass through the nets, with treatment status and net design affecting their passage. The resistance of bed bugs to insecticides may limit the effectiveness of LLINs in preventing host-seeking and aggregation.
PARASITES & VECTORS
(2022)
Review
Public, Environmental & Occupational Health
Opara Monica Onyinyechi, Ahmad Iqmer Nashriq Mohd Nazan, Suriani Ismail
Summary: This study synthesized evidence from 11 studies conducted in sub-Saharan Africa to assess the impact of health education interventions on malaria knowledge and ITN usage. The results showed that health education interventions were moderately effective in improving malaria knowledge and ITN usage.
FRONTIERS IN PUBLIC HEALTH
(2023)
Article
Mathematics, Applied
Liming Cai, Lanjing Bao, Logan Rose, Jeffery Summers, Wandi Ding
Summary: This study explores a malaria transmission model and optimal control problem to minimize infected human populations and halt malaria transmission. Interventions of releasing sterile mosquitoes and using insecticide-treated nets are effective in limiting the spread of malaria, with the combination of both strategies leading to a faster suppression of wild mosquitoes and malaria transmission.
APPLICABLE ANALYSIS
(2022)
Article
Infectious Diseases
Yakubu Alhassan, Duah Dwomoh, Susan Ama Amuasi, Justice Nonvignon, Harriet Bonful, Mary Tetteh, Kofi Agyabeng, Martha Kotey, Alfred E. Yawson, Samuel Bosomprah
Summary: This study analyzed data from Ghana and found that household access to insecticide-treated nets (ITNs) and indoor residual spraying (IRS) can significantly reduce self-reported malaria prevalence among women. This highlights the importance of integrating malaria control interventions in the elimination of malaria in Ghana.
Article
Infectious Diseases
Fira Abamecha, Morankar Sudhakar, Lakew Abebe, Yohannes Kebede, Guda Alemayehu, Zewdie Birhanu
Summary: This study examined the effectiveness of a school-based social and behavior change communication (SBCC) approach on promoting insecticide-treated nets (ITNs) utilization among primary school students in malaria-endemic settings of Ethiopia. The results showed a significant increase in ITNs utilization and positive impacts on knowledge, attitude, self-efficacy, risk perception, and family support among the intervention group.
Article
Multidisciplinary Sciences
Armel Djenontin, Daleb Alfa, Aziz Bouraima, Christophe Soares, Amal Dahounto, Sylvie Cornelie, Marc Egrot, Georgia Damien, Franck Remoue, Andre Barembaye Sagna, Nicolas Moiroux, Cedric Pennetier
Summary: In this study, the durability and community acceptance of LifeNet(R) in a rural area of Benin were evaluated. The results showed that LifeNet(R) met WHO's bio-efficacy criteria throughout the three-year trial period and was well accepted by the population.
Article
Infectious Diseases
Julia Scott, Mufaro Kanyangarara, Abel Nhama, Eusebio Macete, William John Moss, Francisco Saute
Summary: The analysis in Manica District, Mozambique revealed that factors associated with ITN use include household size, age, household economic status, and number of ITNs in the household. Targeted behavior change communication strategies for young people and ITN distribution campaigns for larger households are needed to increase ITN ownership and improve ITN use.
Article
Infectious Diseases
Bola Lukman Solanke, Daniel Alabi Soladoye, Ibrahim Adamu Birsirka, Anifat Abdurraheem, Omowumi Romoke Salau
Summary: This study examines the utilization and associated factors of insecticide-treated nets in Northern Nigeria. The findings highlight the importance of factors such as parity, household size, number of sleeping rooms, number of treated bed nets, geopolitical zone of residence, and proportion of under-five children sleeping under bed nets in influencing net utilization. Strengthening existing malaria preventive initiatives to target these characteristics is crucial.
Article
Mathematics, Applied
Jasmina Dordevic
Summary: This paper introduces a stochastic model for malaria transmission and considers its behavior under prevention measures. By introducing white noise to represent environmental fluctuations, the study proves the existence and uniqueness of a global positive solution to the stochastic model, as well as the conditions for extinction and persistence. Numerical simulations illustrate the impact of environmental fluctuations on theoretical results and conclusions.
STUDIES IN APPLIED MATHEMATICS
(2022)
Article
Entomology
Jessica Williams, Victoria A. Ingham, Marion Morris, Kobie Hyacinthe Toe, Aristide S. Hien, John C. Morgan, Roch K. Dabire, Wamdagogo Moussa Guelbeogo, N'Fale Sagnon, Hilary Ranson
Summary: Targeting mosquitoes with insecticides is an effective method to prevent malaria transmission. Burkina Faso, a country with high malaria burden, is also a hotspot for insecticide resistance evolution. This study establishes laboratory colonies from multiple species of malaria vectors and provides a profile of insecticide resistance in each colony. The findings highlight the importance of screening potential new insecticides against a wide range of mosquito populations and provide valuable insights into the genetic changes driving resistance.
Article
Infectious Diseases
Hannah Koenker, Josh Yukich, Marcy Erskine, Robert Opoku, Eleanore Sternberg, Albert Kilian
Summary: This study models several quantification approaches for ITN distribution and recommends tailored strategies to achieve global targets of ITN access and use. The current practice of conducting mass campaigns every three years is insufficient in most malaria-endemic countries. Tailored three- or two-year mass campaigns are less efficient than annual continuous distribution strategies. Full scale continuous distribution provides better ITN access and requires fewer nets in countries with at least 2.5 years of ITN retention times.
Article
Obstetrics & Gynecology
Tigist Tesfaye, Bezatu Mengistie Alemu, Gudina Egata, Habtamu Bekele, Bedasa Taye Merga, Bajrond Eshetu, Bikila Balis
Summary: Although most sub-Saharan African countries have adopted the World Health Organization guidelines for malaria prevention, the coverage of insecticide-treated nets by pregnant women remains low. Factors such as residence, occupational status, monthly income, stage of pregnancy, and antenatal care status were significantly associated with insecticide-treated net utilization among pregnant women.
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF WOMENS HEALTH
(2022)
Article
Public, Environmental & Occupational Health
Melinda K. Munos, Ann K. Blanc, Emily D. Carter, Thomas P. Eisele, Steve Gesuale, Joanne Katz, Tanya Marchant, Cynthia K. Stanton, Harry Campbel
JOURNAL OF GLOBAL HEALTH
(2018)
Article
Multidisciplinary Sciences
Ulrike Baker, Arafumin Petro, Tanya Marchant, Stefan Peterson, Fatuma Manzi, Anna Bergstrom, Claudia Hanson
Editorial Material
Medicine, General & Internal
Hannah H. Leslie, Lisa R. Hirschhorn, Tanya Marchant, Svetlana V. Doubova, Oye Gureje, Margaret E. Kruk
Article
Public, Environmental & Occupational Health
Catherine Arsenault, Keely Jordan, Dennis Lee, Girmaye Dinsa, Fatuma Manzi, Tanya Marchant, Margaret E. Kruk
LANCET GLOBAL HEALTH
(2018)
Article
Multidisciplinary Sciences
Antoinette Alas Bhattacharya, Nasir Umar, Ahmed Audu, Habila Felix, Elizabeth Allen, Joanna R. M. Schellenberg, Tanya Marchant
Article
Public, Environmental & Occupational Health
Antoinette Alas Bhattacharya, Elizabeth Allen, Nasir Umar, Adamu Umar Usman, Habila Felix, Ahmed Audu, Joanna R. M. Schellenberg, Tanya Marchant
JOURNAL OF GLOBAL HEALTH
(2019)
Article
Medicine, General & Internal
Tanya Marchant, Emma Beaumont, Krystyna Makowiecka, Della Berhanu, Tsegahun Tessema, Meenakshi Gautham, Kultar Singh, Nasir Umar, Adamu Umar Usman, Keith Tomlin, Simon Cousens, Elizabeth Allen, Joanna Armstrong Schellenberg
CANADIAN MEDICAL ASSOCIATION JOURNAL
(2019)
Article
Public, Environmental & Occupational Health
Nasir Umar, Deepthi Wickremasinghe, Zelee Hill, Umar Adamu Usman, Tanya Marchant
REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH
(2019)
Editorial Material
Public, Environmental & Occupational Health
Tanya Marchant, Ties Boerma, Theresa Diaz, Luis Huicho, Catherine Kyobutungi, Claire-Helene Mershon, Joanna Schellenberg, Kate Somers, Peter Waiswa
Article
Medicine, General & Internal
Josephine Exley, Claudia Hanson, Nasir Umar, Barbara Willey, Abdulrahman Shuaibu, Tanya Marchant
Editorial Material
Public, Environmental & Occupational Health
Josephine Exley, Tanya Marchant
Article
Obstetrics & Gynecology
Emmanuel Olal, Nasir Umar, Jennifer Anyanti, Zelee Hill, Tanya Marchant
Summary: This study examined the validity of women's responses about the content of care received during community health worker (CHW) home visits. The findings showed that women consistently overestimated the care provided by CHWs and there was no clear association between higher counselling skill scores of CHWs and the accuracy of women's reports. This study highlights the challenges in measuring community-based care and provides valuable insights for researchers interested in similar studies.
BMC PREGNANCY AND CHILDBIRTH
(2022)
Article
Public, Environmental & Occupational Health
Iornum Shambe, Katherine Thomas, John Bradley, Tanya Marchant, Helen A. Weiss, Emily L. Webb
Summary: This case study examines the representation of authors from low and middle-income country (LMIC) institutions in research publications. The findings indicate that authors affiliated with LMIC institutions are under-represented in first and last authorship positions compared to those from high-income country (HIC) institutions. Additionally, the study reveals a lower proportion of senior authors from LMIC institutions in high impact journals and multicountry studies.
Article
Public, Environmental & Occupational Health
Agbessi Amouzou, Hannah Hogan Leslie, Malathi Ram, Monica Fox, Safia S. Jiwani, Jennifer Requejo, Tanya Marchant, Melinda Kay Munos, Lara M. E. Vaz, William Weiss, Chika Hayashi, Ties Boerma, Agbessi Amouzou, Shams El Arifeen, Ties Boerma, Robert Black, Liliana Carvajal-Valez, Doris Chou, Monica Fox, Chika Hayashi, Sennen Hounton, Youssouf Keita, Margaret E. Kruk, Hannah Leslie, Honorati Masanja, Purnima Menon, Allisyn Moran, Lois Park, Jennifer Requejo, Lara M. E. Vaz, Bill Weiss
Article
Public, Environmental & Occupational Health
Krystyna Makowiecka, Tanya Marchant, Wuleta Betemariam, Anuraag Chaturvedi, Laboni Jana, Audu Liman, Bereket Mathewos, Fatima B. Muhammad, Katherine Semrau, Sita Shankar Wunnava, Lynn M. Sibley, Della Berhanu, Meenakshi Gautham, Nasir Umar, Neil Spicer, Joanna Schellenberg