Published in PLoS One on September 30, 2009
Effectiveness of Intermittent Preventive Treatment for Malaria in Children | NCT00119132
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Intermittent preventive treatment of malaria in pregnancy (IPTp): participation of community-directed distributors of ivermectin for onchocerciasis improves IPTp access in Ugandan rural communities. Trans R Soc Trop Med Hyg (2009) 0.92
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Molecular determination of point mutation haplotypes in the dihydrofolate reductase and dihydropteroate synthase of Plasmodium falciparum in three districts of northern Tanzania. Antimicrob Agents Chemother (2003) 2.57
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A trial of the efficacy, safety and impact on drug resistance of four drug regimens for seasonal intermittent preventive treatment for malaria in Senegalese children. PLoS One (2008) 2.24
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Seasonal intermittent preventive treatment for the prevention of anaemia and malaria in Ghanaian children: a randomized, placebo controlled trial. PLoS One (2008) 2.19
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Intermittent screening and treatment versus intermittent preventive treatment of malaria in pregnancy: a randomised controlled non-inferiority trial. PLoS One (2010) 2.03
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Randomized trial of piperaquine with sulfadoxine-pyrimethamine or dihydroartemisinin for malaria intermittent preventive treatment in children. PLoS One (2009) 1.73
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Patterns and seasonality of malaria transmission in the forest-savannah transitional zones of Ghana. Malar J (2010) 1.65
Randomized controlled trial of RTS,S/AS02D and RTS,S/AS01E malaria candidate vaccines given according to different schedules in Ghanaian children. PLoS One (2009) 1.65
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An exploratory study of factors that affect the performance and usage of rapid diagnostic tests for malaria in the Limpopo Province, South Africa. Malar J (2007) 1.63
Two strategies for the delivery of IPTc in an area of seasonal malaria transmission in the Gambia: a randomised controlled trial. PLoS Med (2011) 1.61
Intermittent screening and treatment versus intermittent preventive treatment of malaria in pregnancy: user acceptability. Malar J (2010) 1.58
Health worker performance in the management of paediatric fevers following in-service training and exposure to job aids in Kenya. Malar J (2010) 1.58
Impact of community management of fever (using antimalarials with or without antibiotics) on childhood mortality: a cluster-randomized controlled trial in Ghana. Am J Trop Med Hyg (2012) 1.58
The safety of artemisinins during pregnancy: a pressing question. Malar J (2007) 1.54
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Using data envelopment analysis to measure the extent of technical efficiency of public health centres in Ghana. BMC Int Health Hum Rights (2008) 1.50
The epidemiology of malaria in adults in a rural area of southern Mozambique. Malar J (2007) 1.49
Duration of protection against malaria and anaemia provided by intermittent preventive treatment in infants in Navrongo, Ghana. PLoS One (2008) 1.48
Community-based surveillance: a pilot study from rural Cambodia. Trop Med Int Health (2005) 1.48
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