Malaria vectors of Timor-Leste

Tracking violence in Timor - Leste

Malaria control in Timor-Leste during a period of political instability: what lessons can be learned?

BACKGROUND Malaria is a major global health problem, often exacerbated by political instability, conflict, and forced migration. OBJECTIVES To examine the impact of political upheaval and population displacement in Timor-Leste (2006) on malaria in the country. METHOD Case study approach drawing on both qualitative and quantitative methods including document reviews, in-depth interviews, foc...

The implementation of a new Malaria Treatment Protocol in Timor-Leste: challenges and constraints

BACKGROUND Timor-Leste changed its malaria treatment protocol in 2007, replacing the first-line for falciparum malaria from sulphadoxine-pyrimethamine to artemether-lumefantrine. This study explored the factors affecting the implementation of the revised treatment protocol, with an emphasis on identifying key constraints. METHODS A mixed method approach drew on both qualitative and quantitati...

Barriers to malaria control in rural south-west Timor-Leste: a qualitative analysis.

BACKGROUND Malaria is an important health problem in Timor-Leste. Although funding has been provided to reduce the burden of this disease, few studies have investigated whether this has improved malaria-related knowledge, management of symptoms, and treatment in rural communities. The aim of this study was to explore the perceptions and practices undertaken in relation to all aspects of malaria...

Prelacteal feeding of newborns in postconflict Timor-Leste.

OBJECTIVES The aim of the present study was to investigate the prevalence of prelacteal feeding and its associated factors in Timor-Leste using updated data from the national survey. METHODS Complex sample analysis was undertaken to account for the 2-stage cluster design of the Demographic and Health Survey 2009-2010. Backward stepwise logistic regression was conducted to ascertain factors as...