The exit interview as a proxy measure of malaria case management practice: sensitivity and specificity relative to direct observation (Publications)
sensitivity and specificity of exit interviews as a measure of malaria case management practice as compared to direct observation.MethodsThe malaria case management of 1654 febrile patients attending 110 health [...] specificity from 70.6% to 98.1%.ConclusionThe exit interview appears to be a valid measure of objective malaria case management practices such as the completion of a diagnostic test or the provision of antimalarial [...] but may be a less valid measure of low frequency, subjective...
How effective is integrated vector management against malaria and lymphatic filariasis where the diseases are transmitted by the same vector? (Publications)
decrease at a slower rate than malaria, even at high levels of coverage. If representative of field situations, integrated management should take into account not only how malaria control can facilitate filariasis [...] integrate vector management across multiple vector-borne diseases is particularly plausible for malaria and lymphatic filariasis (LF) control where both diseases are transmitted by the same vector. To [...] examples of integrated control targeting these diseases have been...
A methodological framework for the improved use of routine health system data to evaluate national malaria control programs: evidence from Zambia (Publications)
coverage is associated with decreased malaria morbidity and use of health services for malaria illness in Zambia. These methods and results are broadly relevant for malaria program evaluations currently ongoing [...] in areas of lower malaria burden. CONCLUSIONS: When improved through comprehensive parasitologically confirmed case reporting, HMIS data can become a valuable tool for evaluating malaria program scale-up [...] health management information systems (HMIS) have rarely been used for...