BACKGROUND & OBJECTIVES The pregnant woman is more prone to malaria than her non-pregnant counterpart with grave consequences for both mother and baby. This study aims at determining the malaria prevention practices among pregnant women in an area hyper-endemic for malaria. METHODS For the study 983 parturient mothers were enrolled in Ibadan, southwest Nigeria. Information was collected on so...

We study the community structure of the multi-network of commodity-specific trade relations among world countries over the 1992-2003 period. We compare structures across commodities and time by means of the normalized mutual information index (NMI). We also compare them with exogenous community structures induced by geographical distances and regional trade agreements. We find that commodityspe...

W. A. Muñoz,1,* Sandeep Kumar Singh,1 J. F. Franco-Gonzalez,1 M. Linares,2,3 X. Crispin,1 and I. V. Zozoulenko1,† 1Laboratory of Organic Electronics, ITN, Linköping University, 601 74 Norrköping, Sweden 2Department of Physics, Chemistry and Biology, IFM, Linköping University, 581 83 Linköping, Sweden 3Swedish e-Science Research Centre (SeRC), Linköping University, 581 83 Linköping, Sweden (Rece...

Background Insecticide-treated mosquito nets (ITNs) are one of the most effective tools for preventing malaria in sub-Saharan Africa. Objective This study examined knowledge, attitude, and practice on the use of ITNs in the prevention of malaria among pregnant women and guardians of children under five in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. Methods A total of 5,138 pregnant women and guar...

BACKGROUND Malaria still is considered as a public health problem in Iran. The aim of the National Malaria Control Department is to reach the elimination by 2024. By decreasing the number of malaria cases in preelimination phase the cost effectiveness of malaria interventions decreases considerably. This study estimated the cost effectiveness of various strategies to combat malaria in preelimin...

OBJECTIVE To assess the contributions of both microbial larvicides and insecticide-treated nets (ITNs) in terms of reducing malaria incidence in an integrated vector management programme in an area moderately endemic for malaria in the western Kenyan highlands. METHODS A pre-post, control group design was used. Larval and adult vector populations were surveyed weekly in six separate valley co...

In Nigeria, malaria causes up to 11% of maternal mortality. Our main aim was to find out the most common mosquito control measures employed by the pregnant women in Lagos and their effects on malaria infection. The study was carried out over a period of 6 months during which trained interviewers administered questionnaires to 400 pregnant women. The prevalence of malaria was 8.4%. There was no ...

BACKGROUND Malaria in pregnancy leads to low birth weight, premature birth, anaemia, and maternal and neonatal mortality. Use of insecticide-treated nets (ITNs) during pregnancy is one of the proven interventions to reduce the malaria burden. However, Ghana has not achieved its target for ITN use among pregnant women. METHODS A qualitative study was conducted in seven communities purposively ...