Effects of malaria volunteer training on coverage and timeliness of diagnosis: a cluster randomized controlled trial in Myanmar.

PubWeight™: 1.15‹?› | Rank: Top 10%

🔗 View Article (PMC 3488026)

Published in Malar J on September 04, 2012

Authors

Ohnmar1, Tun-Min, San-Shwe, Than-Win, Virasakdi Chongsuvivatwong

Author Affiliations

1: Department of Medical Research (Lower Myanmar), Yangon, Myanmar. ohnmar.hlabaw@gmail.com

Articles citing this

Improving malaria knowledge and practices in rural Myanmar through a village health worker intervention: a cross-sectional study. Malar J (2014) 1.10

Improving uptake and use of malaria rapid diagnostic tests in the context of artemisinin drug resistance containment in eastern Myanmar: an evaluation of incentive schemes among informal private healthcare providers. Malar J (2015) 0.99

Motivation and challenges for use of malaria rapid diagnostic tests among informal providers in Myanmar: a qualitative study. Malar J (2015) 0.97

Caregivers' treatment-seeking behaviour for children under age five in malaria-endemic areas of rural Myanmar: a cross-sectional study. Malar J (2015) 0.94

Cost-effectiveness analysis of malaria rapid diagnostic test incentive schemes for informal private healthcare providers in Myanmar. Malar J (2015) 0.92

Malaria community health workers in Myanmar: a cost analysis. Malar J (2016) 0.84

Design, implementation and evaluation of a training programme for school teachers in the use of malaria rapid diagnostic tests as part of a basic first aid kit in southern Malawi. BMC Public Health (2015) 0.79

Challenges encountered by local health volunteers in early diagnosis and prompt treatment of malaria in Myanmar artemisinin resistance containment zones. Malar J (2016) 0.78

Anti-malarial landscape in Myanmar: results from a nationally representative survey among community health workers and the private sector outlets in 2015/2016. Malar J (2017) 0.75

Towards eliminating malaria in high endemic countries: the roles of community health workers and related cadres and their challenges in integrated community case management for malaria: a systematic review. Malar J (2017) 0.75

The correlation between malaria RDT (Paracheck pf.®) faint test bands and microscopy in the diagnosis of malaria in Malawi. BMC Infect Dis (2017) 0.75

Articles cited by this

Adult and child malaria mortality in India: a nationally representative mortality survey. Lancet (2010) 7.89

Influence of rapid malaria diagnostic tests on treatment and health outcome in fever patients, Zanzibar: a crossover validation study. PLoS Med (2009) 4.55

Access to artemisinin combination therapy for malaria in remote areas of Cambodia. Malar J (2008) 4.33

Improving community health worker use of malaria rapid diagnostic tests in Zambia: package instructions, job aid and job aid-plus-training. Malar J (2008) 4.28

Deployment of early diagnosis and mefloquine-artesunate treatment of falciparum malaria in Thailand: the Tak Malaria Initiative. PLoS Med (2006) 3.83

Community case management of fever due to malaria and pneumonia in children under five in Zambia: a cluster randomized controlled trial. PLoS Med (2010) 3.47

Malaria indicator survey 2007, Ethiopia: coverage and use of major malaria prevention and control interventions. Malar J (2010) 3.23

Effect of malaria rapid diagnostic tests on the management of uncomplicated malaria with artemether-lumefantrine in Kenya: a cluster randomized trial. Am J Trop Med Hyg (2009) 3.17

Sample size for cluster randomized trials: effect of coefficient of variation of cluster size and analysis method. Int J Epidemiol (2006) 3.04

Age-patterns of malaria vary with severity, transmission intensity and seasonality in sub-Saharan Africa: a systematic review and pooled analysis. PLoS One (2010) 2.90

Use of RDTs to improve malaria diagnosis and fever case management at primary health care facilities in Uganda. Malar J (2010) 2.86

Feasibility and acceptability of home-based management of malaria strategy adapted to Sudan's conditions using artemisinin-based combination therapy and rapid diagnostic test. Malar J (2009) 2.38

Impact of the large-scale deployment of artemether/lumefantrine on the malaria disease burden in Africa: case studies of South Africa, Zambia and Ethiopia. Malar J (2009) 2.23

Deploying artemether-lumefantrine with rapid testing in Ethiopian communities: impact on malaria morbidity, mortality and healthcare resources. Trop Med Int Health (2009) 2.17

Rapid scaling up of insecticide-treated bed net coverage in Africa and its relationship with development assistance for health: a systematic synthesis of supply, distribution, and household survey data. PLoS Med (2010) 2.15

The architecture and effect of participation: a systematic review of community participation for communicable disease control and elimination. Implications for malaria elimination. Malar J (2011) 1.88

Community acceptability of use of rapid diagnostic tests for malaria by community health workers in Uganda. Malar J (2010) 1.81

Diagnosis of malaria in a remote area of the Philippines: comparison of techniques and their acceptance by health workers and the community. Bull World Health Organ (2001) 1.63

Use and limitations of malaria rapid diagnostic testing by community health workers in war-torn Democratic Republic of Congo. Malar J (2009) 1.62

Poor performance of community health workers in Kalabo District, Zambia. Health Policy (2003) 1.58

Assessment of two malaria rapid diagnostic tests in children under five years of age, with follow-up of false-positive pLDH test results, in a hyperendemic falciparum malaria area, Sierra Leone. Malar J (2010) 1.56

Can volunteer community health workers decrease child morbidity and mortality in southwestern Uganda? An impact evaluation. PLoS One (2011) 1.47

Adherence to and acceptability of artemether-lumefantrine as first-line anti-malarial treatment: evidence from a rural community in Tanzania. Malar J (2010) 1.43

Malaria related knowledge, practices and behaviour of people in Nepal. J Vector Borne Dis (2008) 1.42

Performance appraisal of rapid on-site malaria diagnosis (ICT malaria Pf/Pv test) in relation to human resources at village level in Myanmar. Acta Trop (2002) 1.41

The age patterns of severe malaria syndromes in sub-Saharan Africa across a range of transmission intensities and seasonality settings. Malar J (2010) 1.38

Risk factors for malaria deaths in Jalpaiguri district, West Bengal, India: evidence for further action. Malar J (2009) 1.31

Use of HRP-2-based rapid diagnostic test for Plasmodium falciparum malaria: assessing accuracy and cost-effectiveness in the villages of Dielmo and Ndiop, Senegal. Malar J (2010) 1.31

Low referral completion of rapid diagnostic test-negative patients in community-based treatment of malaria in Sierra Leone. Malar J (2011) 1.29

An assessment of early diagnosis and treatment of malaria by village health volunteers in the Lao PDR. Malar J (2010) 1.07

Community response to artemisinin-based combination therapy for childhood malaria: a case study from Dar es Salaam, Tanzania. Malar J (2010) 1.06

Knowledge, attitudes and practices with regard to malaria control in an endemic rural area of Myanmar. Southeast Asian J Trop Med Public Health (2004) 1.02

An exploratory survey of malaria prevalence and people's knowledge, attitudes and practices of mosquito larval source management for malaria control in western Kenya. Acta Trop (2010) 1.02

Experience with the use of community health extension workers in primary care, in a private rural health care institution in South-South Nigeria. Ann Afr Med (2010) 1.02

Longitudinal survey of Plasmodium falciparum infection in Vietnam: characteristics of antimalarial resistance and their associated factors. J Clin Microbiol (2009) 0.99

Opportunities and obstacles to the elimination of malaria from Peninsular Malaysia: knowledge, attitudes and practices on malaria among aboriginal and rural communities. Malar J (2010) 0.98

Update on the efficacy, effectiveness and safety of artemether-lumefantrine combination therapy for treatment of uncomplicated malaria. Ther Clin Risk Manag (2010) 0.93

Health care related factors associated with severe malaria in children in Kampala, Uganda. Afr Health Sci (2009) 0.92

Access to a blood test and antimalarials after introducing rapid diagnostic tests in rural Myanmar: initial experience in a malaria endemic area. Int Health (2010) 0.87

Knowledge and practices for preventing severe malaria in Yemen: the importance of gender in planning policy. Health Policy Plan (2009) 0.86

Progress of partial integration of malaria control with other vector borne diseases control in northern Thailand. Southeast Asian J Trop Med Public Health (2010) 0.77

Articles by these authors

Measuring stigma associated with tuberculosis and HIV/AIDS in southern Thailand: exploratory and confirmatory factor analyses of two new scales. Trop Med Int Health (2008) 1.99

Effect of household and village characteristics on financial catastrophe and impoverishment due to health care spending in Western and Central Rural China: A multilevel analysis. Health Res Policy Syst (2011) 1.74

Prevalence and management of diabetes and associated risk factors by regions of Thailand: Third National Health Examination Survey 2004. Diabetes Care (2007) 1.71

One-stop service for antenatal syphilis screening and prevention of congenital syphilis in Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia: a cluster randomized trial. Sex Transm Dis (2009) 1.57

Capacity-building for public health: http://peoples-uni.org. Bull World Health Organ (2007) 1.50

Trends in obesity and associations with education and urban or rural residence in Thailand. Obesity (Silver Spring) (2007) 1.49

The prevalence and management of diabetes in Thai adults: the international collaborative study of cardiovascular disease in Asia. Diabetes Care (2003) 1.33

Dose-response relationship between treatment delay of smear-positive tuberculosis patients and intra-household transmission: a cross-sectional study. Trans R Soc Trop Med Hyg (2008) 1.23

Prevalence and management of prehypertension and hypertension by geographic regions of Thailand: the Third National Health Examination Survey, 2004. J Hypertens (2008) 1.19

Environmental and childhood lead contamination in the proximity of boat-repair yards in southern Thailand--I: pattern and factors related to soil and household dust lead levels. Environ Res (2006) 1.18

Workplace violence directed at nursing staff at a general hospital in southern Thailand. J Occup Health (2008) 1.14

Has directly observed treatment improved outcomes for patients with tuberculosis in southern Thailand? Trop Med Int Health (2002) 1.10

Multilevel factors affecting tuberculosis diagnosis and initial treatment. J Eval Clin Pract (2008) 1.10

Contextual socioeconomic determinants of cardiovascular risk factors in rural south-west China: a multilevel analysis. BMC Public Health (2007) 1.05

The influence of the rural health security schemes on health utilization and household impoverishment in rural China: data from a household survey of western and central China. Int J Equity Health (2010) 1.05

Neonatal mortality in rural Bangladesh: an exploratory study. J Health Popul Nutr (2005) 1.03

Health related quality of life among patients with tuberculosis and HIV in Thailand. PLoS One (2012) 1.02

Obesity in Tibetans aged 30-70 living at different altitudes under the north and south faces of Mt. Everest. Int J Environ Res Public Health (2010) 1.02

Once weekly is superior to daily iron supplementation on height gain but not on hematological improvement among schoolchildren in Thailand. J Nutr (2002) 1.01

Profile, spectrum and significance of hepatitis B virus genotypes in chronic HBV-infected patients in Yunnan, China. Hepatobiliary Pancreat Dis Int (2008) 0.99

Revisiting current "barefoot doctors" in border areas of China: system of services, financial issue and clinical practice prior to introducing integrated management of childhood illness (IMCI). BMC Public Health (2012) 0.99

Effects of a Phone Call Intervention to Promote Adherence to Antiretroviral Therapy and Quality of Life of HIV/AIDS Patients in Baoshan, China: A Randomized Controlled Trial. AIDS Res Treat (2013) 0.99

Standardized incidence rates of surgical site infection: a multicenter study in Thailand. Am J Infect Control (2005) 0.99

Predictors of early dropout in methadone maintenance treatment program in Yunnan province, China. Drug Alcohol Rev (2010) 0.98

Impact of viral replication inhibition by entecavir on peripheral T lymphocyte subpopulations in chronic hepatitis B patients. BMC Infect Dis (2008) 0.98

Effects of haemoglobin and serum ferritin on cognitive function in school children. Asia Pac J Clin Nutr (2002) 0.98

Obstetricians' attitudes, subjective norms, perceived controls, and intentions on antibiotic prophylaxis in caesarean section. Soc Sci Med (2003) 0.98

Visual problems among electronic and jewelry workers in Thailand. J Occup Health (2006) 0.97

Assessing the spreading patterns of dengue infection and chikungunya fever outbreaks in lower southern Thailand using a geographic information system. Ann Epidemiol (2011) 0.95

Risk factors for symptomatic and asymptomatic chikungunya infection. Trans R Soc Trop Med Hyg (2013) 0.94

Evaluation of World Health Organization partograph implementation by midwives for maternity home birth in Medan, Indonesia. Midwifery (2005) 0.94

Adverse pregnancy outcome in women exposed to acyclovir during pregnancy: a population-based observational study. Scand J Infect Dis (2003) 0.93

Socio-demographic and AIDS-related factors associated with tuberculosis stigma in southern Thailand: a quantitative, cross-sectional study of stigma among patients with TB and healthy community members. BMC Public Health (2011) 0.93

Lead associated caries development in children living in a lead contaminated area, Thailand. Sci Total Environ (2005) 0.93

Lipid profile and its association with risk factors for coronary heart disease in the highlanders of Lhasa, Tibet. High Alt Med Biol (2011) 0.92

Prevalence of metabolic syndrome and common metabolic components in high altitude farmers and herdsmen at 3700 m in Tibet. High Alt Med Biol (2013) 0.91

Coverage of antenatal syphilis screening and predictors for not being screened in Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia. Sex Transm Dis (2006) 0.91

Predictors for presence and abundance of small mammals in households of villages endemic for commensal rodent plague in Yunnan Province, China. BMC Ecol (2008) 0.91

Hospitalized infant morbidity in the Prospective Cohort Study of Thai Children Project. J Med Assoc Thai (2008) 0.89

Optimizing the mix of basic dental services for Southern Thai schoolchildren based on resource consumption, service needs and parental preference. Community Dent Oral Epidemiol (2009) 0.89

Efficacy of thymosin alpha-1 and interferon alpha in treatment of chronic viral hepatitis B: a randomized controlled study. World J Gastroenterol (2006) 0.88

Rural-urban differentials of premature mortality burden in south-west China. Int J Equity Health (2006) 0.88

Multiple substance use among heroin-dependent patients before and during attendance at methadone maintenance treatment program, Yunnan, China. Drug Alcohol Depend (2011) 0.88

Risk of surgical site infection and efficacy of antibiotic prophylaxis: a cohort study of appendectomy patients in Thailand. BMC Infect Dis (2006) 0.88

Access to a blood test and antimalarials after introducing rapid diagnostic tests in rural Myanmar: initial experience in a malaria endemic area. Int Health (2010) 0.87

Comparison of validity, and responsiveness between general and disease-specific quality of life instruments (Thai version) in knee osteoarthritis. J Med Assoc Thai (2006) 0.87

Epidemiological criteria as indication of non-A, non-B hepatitis in a community. Lancet (1985) 0.87

Exhaled breath condensate cytokine level as a diagnostic tool for obstructive sleep apnea syndrome. Sleep Med (2008) 0.87

The prevalence and determinants of iron deficiency anemia in rural Thai-Muslim pregnant women in Pattani Province. Southeast Asian J Trop Med Public Health (2006) 0.86

Once-weekly and 5-days a week iron supplementation differentially affect cognitive function but not school performance in Thai children. J Nutr (2004) 0.86

Changing pattern of premature mortality burden over 6 years of rapid growth of the economy in suburban south-west China: 1998-2003. Public Health (2008) 0.86

Analysis of prescription database extracted from standard textbooks of traditional Dai medicine. J Ethnobiol Ethnomed (2012) 0.86

Prevention versus cure: measuring parental preferences for sealants and fillings as treatments for childhood caries in Southern Thailand. Health Policy (2007) 0.85

Are health personnel the best choice for directly observed treatment in southern Thailand? A comparison of treatment outcomes among different types of observers. Trans R Soc Trop Med Hyg (2003) 0.85

Effect of viral load on T-lymphocyte failure in patients with chronic hepatitis B. World J Gastroenterol (2008) 0.85

Teleconsultation with digital camera images is useful for fracture care. Clin Orthop Relat Res (2006) 0.85

Are biomarker levels a good follow-up tool for evaluating obstructive sleep apnea syndrome treatments? Respiration (2008) 0.85

Taking a medical history and using a colour scale during clinical examination of pallor improves detection of anaemia. Trop Med Int Health (2002) 0.84

Inadequacy of nutrients intake among pregnant women in the deep south of Thailand. BMC Public Health (2010) 0.84

Variation of health-related quality of life assessed by caregivers and patients affected by severe childhood infections. BMC Pediatr (2013) 0.84

Prevalence, patterns, and risk factors of knee osteoarthritis in Thai monks. J Orthop Sci (2006) 0.84

Hepatitis B virus DNA is more powerful than HBeAg in predicting peripheral T-lymphocyte subpopulations in chronic HBV-infected individuals with normal liver function tests. World J Gastroenterol (2008) 0.84

Patterns of attendance in methadone maintenance treatment program in Yunnan Province, China. Am J Drug Alcohol Abuse (2011) 0.84

Contextual and individual demographic determinants of alcohol consumption and smoking: a comparative study in southwestern China and southern Thailand. Southeast Asian J Trop Med Public Health (2009) 0.84

Development and field trial of a household surface lead loading rate sampling device in a lead-contaminated community of southern Thailand. Environ Monit Assess (2009) 0.83

Effectiveness of Space Spraying on the Transmission of Dengue/Dengue Hemorrhagic Fever (DF/DHF) in an Urban Area of Southern Thailand. J Trop Med (2012) 0.83

Habitual floor activities increase risk of knee osteoarthritis. Clin Orthop Relat Res (2007) 0.82

Geographical variation of mortality in Thailand. J Med Assoc Thai (2008) 0.81

Prevalence of metabolic syndrome defined by the International Diabetes Federation and National Cholesterol Education Program criteria among Thai adults. Asia Pac J Public Health (2011) 0.81

Smoking behaviour and associated factors of illicit cigarette consumption in a border province of southern Thailand. Tob Control (2011) 0.80

Predictors for abundance of host flea and floor flea in households of villages with endemic commensal rodent plague, Yunnan Province, China. PLoS Negl Trop Dis (2011) 0.80

Using a collaborative to reduce ventilator-associated pneumonia in Thailand. Jt Comm J Qual Patient Saf (2007) 0.80

Dual dietary intake problems among under-five years old children living in an armed conflict area of southern Thailand. J Med Assoc Thai (2011) 0.80

Evaluation of short term integrated management of childhood illness training on the clinical competency of village doctors in Yunnan, China. J Med Assoc Thai (2012) 0.80

Estimating unit costs for dental service delivery in institutional and community-based settings in southern Thailand. Asia Pac J Public Health (2008) 0.80

Lifetime multiple substance use pattern among heroin users before entering methadone maintenance treatment clinic in Yunnan, China. Drug Alcohol Rev (2010) 0.80

Antifungal activity of lawsone methyl ether in comparison with chlorhexidine. J Oral Pathol Med (2011) 0.80

Profile of cataract patients in the Eye, Ear, Nose and Throat Hospital, Rangoon. Trop Doct (1989) 0.80

Salivary lead in relation to caries, salivary factors and cariogenic bacteria in children. Int Dent J (2013) 0.80

Application of Delphi technique in identification of appropriate screening questions for chronic low back pain from traditional Chinese medicine experts' opinions. J Altern Complement Med (2009) 0.79

Spatial and social factors associated with transportation and recreational physical activity among adults in Hat Yai City, Songkhla,Thailand. J Phys Act Health (2011) 0.79

Ability to pay and impoverishment among women who give birth at a University Hospital in Kathmandu, Nepal. Glob Public Health (2012) 0.79

Decreasing trends of smoking and smoking cessation in successive Thai birth cohorts: age-period-cohort analysis from 1991-2007 national surveys. Asian Pac J Cancer Prev (2011) 0.78

Comparison of the effects of secondary prevention in schoolchildren between hospitals with and without mobile dental services in Southern Thailand. J Oral Sci (2009) 0.78

Food and nutrient consumption patterns in third trimester Thai-Muslim pregnant women in rural southern Thailand. Asia Pac J Clin Nutr (2004) 0.78

Morphology of enamel in primary teeth from children in Thailand exposed to environmental lead. Sci Total Environ (2005) 0.78

Patterns of perception toward influenza pandemic among the front-line responsible health personnel in southern Thailand: a Q methodology approach. BMC Public Health (2009) 0.78

Peripheral T-lymphocyte subpopulations in different clinical stages of chronic HBV infection correlate with HBV load. World J Gastroenterol (2009) 0.78

Effect of household and village characteristics on financial catastrophe and impoverishment due to health care spending in Western and Central Rural China: A multilevel analysis. Health Res Policy Syst (2011) 0.78

Developing a diagnostic checklist of traditional Chinese medicine symptoms and signs for psoriasis: a Delphi study. Chin Med (2013) 0.78

Perioperative desaturation and risk factors in general anesthesia. J Med Assoc Thai (2008) 0.78

Prophylactic antibiotic prescription for cesarean section. Int J Qual Health Care (2002) 0.78

The efficacy of tourniquets as a first-aid measure for Russell's viper bites in Burma. Trans R Soc Trop Med Hyg (1987) 0.78

Attitudes towards a smoking ban in restaurants of managers, employees and customers in Kunming City, China. Southeast Asian J Trop Med Public Health (2010) 0.77

Effect of television viewing on social-emotional competence of young Thai children. Infant Behav Dev (2013) 0.77

Denver Developmental Screening Test (DDST) survey and degree of malnutrition among children born to HIV infected mothers under the Prevention of Mother to-Child-Transmission (PMTCT) Program. J Med Assoc Thai (2010) 0.77

Association between circadian rhythm of blood pressure and glucose tolerance status in normotensive, non-diabetic subjects. Diabetes Res Clin Pract (2008) 0.77

Profile of hospital charges for chronic conditions by health status and severity level: a case study of 4 provinces in Thailand. Asia Pac J Public Health (2009) 0.77

Reproductive variables and risk of breast malignant and benign tumours in Yunnan province, China. Asian Pac J Cancer Prev (2012) 0.77