Publications

Brunner N.C, Karim A, Athieno P, Kimera J, Tumukunde G, Angiro I, Signorell A, Delvento G, Lee T.T, Lambiris M, Ogwal A, Nakiganda J, Mpanga F, Kagwire F, Amutuhaire M, Burri C, Lengeler C, Awor P, Hetzel M.W. Starting at the community: treatment-seeking pathways of children with suspected severe malaria in Uganda. PLOS Glob Public Health. 2023;3(7):e0001949. DOI: 10.1371/journal.pgph.0001949

Delvento G, Curteanu A, Rotaru C, Van Poel E, Willems S, Prytherch H, Curocichin G. The impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on primary health care practices and patient management in the Republic of Moldova - results from the PRICOV-19 survey. BMC Prim Care. 2023;24(Suppl 1):221. DOI: 10.1186/s12875-023-02116-3

Lambiris M.J, Venga G.N, Ssempala R, Balogun V, Galactionova K, Musiitwa M, Kagwire F, Olosunde O, Emedo E, Luketa S, Sangare M, Buj V, Delvento G, Tshefu A, Okitawutshu J, Omoluabi E, Awor P, Signorell A, Hetzel M.W, Lee T.T, Brunner N.C, Cereghetti N, Visser T, Napier H.G, Burri C, Lengeler C. Health system readiness and the implementation of rectal artesunate for severe malaria in sub-Saharan Africa: an analysis of real-world costs and constraints. Lancet Glob Health. 2023;11(2):e256-e264. DOI: 10.1016/S2214-109X(22)00507-1

Okitawutshu J, Tshefu A, Kalenga J.C, Delvento G, Burri C, Hetzel M.W, Lengeler C, Signorell A. Assessing caregivers' perceptions of treatment-seeking for suspected severe malaria in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. Malar J. 2023;22:308. DOI: 10.1186/s12936-023-04737-6

Signorell A, Awor P, Okitawutshu J, Tshefu A, Omoluabi E, Hetzel M.W, Athieno P, Kimera J, Tumukunde G, Angiro I, Kalenga J.C, Akano B.K, Ayodeji K, Okon C, Yusuf O, Delvento G, Lee T.T, Brunner N.C, Lambiris M.J, Okuma J, Cereghetti N, Buj V, Visser T, Napier H.G, Lengeler C, Burri C. Health worker compliance with severe malaria treatment guidelines in the context of implementing pre-referral rectal artesunate in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Nigeria, and Uganda: an operational study. PLoS Med. 2023;20(2):e1004189. DOI: 10.1371/journal.pmed.1004189

Awor P, Kimera J, Athieno P, Tumukunde G, Okitawutshu J, Tshefu A, Omoluabi E, Signorell A, Brunner N, Kalenga J.C, Akano B, Ayodeji K, Okon C, Yusuf O, Delvento G, Lee T, Burri C, Lengeler C, Hetzel M.W. Acceptability of pre-referral rectal artesunate for severe malaria in children under 5 years by health workers and caregivers in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Nigeria and Uganda. Malar J. 2022;21:322. DOI: 10.1186/s12936-022-04348-7

Awor P, Kimera J, Brunner N.C, Athieno P, Tumukunde G, Angiro I, Signorell A, Delvento G, Lee T, Amutuhaire M, Opigo J, Kaggwa F.M, Kagwire F, Nakiganda J, Burri C, Lengeler C, Hetzel M.W. Care seeking and treatment of febrile children with and without danger signs of severe disease in northern Uganda: results from three household surveys (2018-2020). Am J Trop Med Hyg. 2022;107(4):934–938. DOI: 10.4269/ajtmh.21-1132

Brunner N.C, Omoluabi E, Awor P, Okitawutshu J, Tshefu Kitoto A, Signorell A, Akano B, Ayodeji K, Okon C, Yusuf O, Athieno P, Kimera J, Tumukunde G, Angiro I, Kalenga J.C, Delvento G, Lee T.T, Lambiris M.J, Ross A, Cereghetti N, Visser T, Napier H.G, Buj V, Burri C, Lengeler C, Hetzel M.W. Prereferral rectal artesunate and referral completion among children with suspected severe malaria in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Nigeria and Uganda. BMJ Glob Health. 2022;7(5):e008346. DOI: 10.1136/bmjgh-2021-008346

Hetzel M.W, Okitawutshu J, Tshefu A, Omoluabi E, Awor P, Signorell A, Brunner N.C, Kalenga J.C, Akano B.K, Ayodeji K, Okon C, Yusuf O, Athieno P, Kimera J, Tumukunde G, Angiro I, Delvento G, Lee T.T, Lambiris M.J, Kwiatkowski M, Cereghetti N, Visser T, Napier H.G, Cohen J.M, Buj V, Burri C, Lengeler C. Effectiveness of rectal artesunate as pre-referral treatment for severe malaria in children under 5 years of age: a multi-country observational study. BMC Med. 2022;20:343. DOI: 10.1186/s12916-022-02541-8

Lengeler C, Burri C, Awor P, Athieno P, Kimera J, Tumukunde G, Angiro I, Tshefu A, Okitawutshu J, Kalenga J.-C, Omoluabi E, Akano B, Ayodeji K, Okon C, Yusuf O, Brunner N.C, Delvento G, Lee T, Lambiris M.J, Visser T, Napier H.G, Cohen J.M, Buj V, Signorell A, Hetzel Manuel W, Caramal Consortium. Community access to rectal artesunate for malaria (CARAMAL): a large-scale observational implementation study in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Nigeria and Uganda. PLoS Glob Public Health. 2022;2(9):e0000464. DOI: 10.1371/journal.pgph.0000464

Okitawutshu J, Signorell A, Kalenga J.C, Mukomena E, Delvento G, Burri C, Mwaluke F, Buj V, Sangare M, Luketa S, Brunner N, Lee T, Hetzel M, Lengeler C, Tshefu A. Key factors predicting suspected severe malaria case management and health outcomes: an operational study in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. Malar J. 2022;21:274. DOI: 10.1186/s12936-022-04296-2

Lee T.T, Omoluabi E, Ayodeji K, Yusuf O, Okon C, Brunner N.C, Delvento G, Signorell A, Lambiris M, Kwiatkowski M, Burri C, Lengeler C, Emedo E, Cheshi F, Hetzel M.W. Treatment-seeking for children with suspected severe malaria attending community health workers and primary health centres in Adamawa State, Nigeria. medRxiv. 2021(in press). DOI: 10.1101/2021.12.01.21267130