The use of schools for malaria surveillance and programme evaluation in Africa
Abstract Effective malaria control requires information on both the geographical distribution of malaria risk and the effectiveness of malaria interventions. The current standard for estimating malaria infection and impact indicators are household cluster surveys, but their complexity and expense pr...
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ftdoajarticles:oai:doaj.org/article:872f281e6c8b4dc6a807344672fd92cb 2023-05-15T15:02:26+02:00 The use of schools for malaria surveillance and programme evaluation in Africa Noor Abdisalan M Gitonga Carol W Kolaczinski Jan H Brooker Simon Snow Robert W 2009-10-01T00:00:00Z https://doi.org/10.1186/1475-2875-8-231 https://doaj.org/article/872f281e6c8b4dc6a807344672fd92cb EN eng BMC http://www.malariajournal.com/content/8/1/231 https://doaj.org/toc/1475-2875 doi:10.1186/1475-2875-8-231 1475-2875 https://doaj.org/article/872f281e6c8b4dc6a807344672fd92cb Malaria Journal, Vol 8, Iss 1, p 231 (2009) Arctic medicine. Tropical medicine RC955-962 Infectious and parasitic diseases RC109-216 article 2009 ftdoajarticles https://doi.org/10.1186/1475-2875-8-231 2022-12-31T12:56:24Z Abstract Effective malaria control requires information on both the geographical distribution of malaria risk and the effectiveness of malaria interventions. The current standard for estimating malaria infection and impact indicators are household cluster surveys, but their complexity and expense preclude frequent and decentralized monitoring. This paper reviews the historical experience and current rationale for the use of schools and school children as a complementary, inexpensive framework for planning, monitoring and evaluating malaria control in Africa. Consideration is given to (i) the selection of schools; (ii) diagnosis of infection in schools; (iii) the representativeness of schools as a proxy of the communities they serve; and (iv) the increasing need to evaluate interventions delivered through schools. Finally, areas requiring further investigation are highlighted. Article in Journal/Newspaper Arctic Directory of Open Access Journals: DOAJ Articles Arctic Malaria Journal 8 1 |
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Abstract Effective malaria control requires information on both the geographical distribution of malaria risk and the effectiveness of malaria interventions. The current standard for estimating malaria infection and impact indicators are household cluster surveys, but their complexity and expense preclude frequent and decentralized monitoring. This paper reviews the historical experience and current rationale for the use of schools and school children as a complementary, inexpensive framework for planning, monitoring and evaluating malaria control in Africa. Consideration is given to (i) the selection of schools; (ii) diagnosis of infection in schools; (iii) the representativeness of schools as a proxy of the communities they serve; and (iv) the increasing need to evaluate interventions delivered through schools. Finally, areas requiring further investigation are highlighted. |
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The use of schools for malaria surveillance and programme evaluation in Africa |
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