Feasibility, acceptability and costs of diagnosis and management of malaria in the community

Conditions

Uncomplicated and severe malaria Infections and Infestations Protozoal diseases

Armande Sanou, Ayodele Samuel Jegede, Jesca Nsungwa‐Sabiiti, Mohamadou Siribié, IkeOluwapo O. Ajayi et al. (15 authors)

Clinical Infectious Diseases2016-12-0842 citations

Compliance With Malaria Rapid Diagnostic Testing by Community Health Workers in 3 Malaria-Endemic Countries of Sub-Saharan Africa: An Observational Study

Jan Singlovic, IkeOluwapo O. Ajayi, Jesca Nsungwa‐Sabiiti, Mohamadou Siribié, Armande Sanou et al. (15 authors)

Clinical Infectious Diseases2016-12-0832 citations

10.1093/cid/ciw626

Assessing Acceptability of a Diagnostic and Malaria Treatment Package Delivered by Community Health Workers in Malaria-Endemic Settings of Burkina Faso, Nigeria, and Uganda

Ayodele Samuel Jegede, Frederick O. Oshiname, Armande Sanou, Jesca Nsungwa‐Sabiiti, IkeOluwapo O. Ajayi et al. (9 authors)

Clinical Infectious Diseases2016-12-0824 citations

10.1093/cid/ciw630

Quantifying and Valuing Community Health Worker Time in Improving Access to Malaria Diagnosis and Treatment

Joëlle Castellani, Borislava Mihaylova, IkeOluwapo O. Ajayi, Mohamadou Siribié, Jesca Nsungwa‐Sabiiti et al. (15 authors)

Clinical Infectious Diseases2016-12-0816 citations

10.1093/cid/ciw629

Impact of Improving Community-Based Access to Malaria Diagnosis and Treatment on Household Costs

Joëlle Castellani, Jesca Nsungwa‐Sabiiti, Borislava Mihaylova, IkeOluwapo O. Ajayi, Mohamadou Siribié et al. (20 authors)

Clinical Infectious Diseases2016-12-089 citations

10.1093/cid/ciw623

Feasibility of Malaria Diagnosis and Management in Burkina Faso, Nigeria, and Uganda: A Community-Based Observational Study

IkeOluwapo O. Ajayi, Jesca Nsungwa‐Sabiiti, Mohamadou Siribié, Catherine O. Falade, Luc Sermé et al. (22 authors)

Clinical Infectious Diseases2016-10-1844 citations

10.1093/cid/ciw622

Interventions

For the 12 month intervention period: 1. Diagnosis at point of care with a rapid diagnostic test (RDT) 2. Treatment of uncomplicated RDT positive cases with artemeter-lumefantrine (artemisinin combina

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

All

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: Febrile children aged 6 months to 59 months

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: Age below 6 months or above 59 months

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
Feasibility, acceptability, costs of a diagnosis and treatment package in the community. Severe malaria cases are followed up (to monitor compliance with referral advice, and vital status/wellbeing at follow up), and uncomplicated cases are monitored for diagnosis and treatment.	—

Secondary

Measure	Time frame
Treatment seeking behaviour and promptness of access to diagnosis and care.	—

Countries

Burkina Faso, Nigeria, Uganda

Outcome results

None listed