Advanced search

Found 2 essays matching the above criteria.

1. 1. Effectiveness of mass drug administration for reducing seasonal malaria transmission towards its elimination in hotspot areas in Zanzibar

   University essay from Uppsala universitet/Institutionen för medicinsk biokemi och mikrobiologi

   Author : Hassina Abdullahi Hashi; [2017]
   Keywords : ;

   Abstract : Background: Following the increase of international funding for implementation of the combined effective malaria control strategies for prevention, diagnosis and treatment in the past decades, a significant reduction with 30% of malaria attributed morbidity and mortality has been achieved. At present, declining transmission intensities, in areas of successful malaria control, have resulted in a relative increase of asymptomatic low parasite density infections that fall below the detection level of rapid diagnostic tests and microscopy. READ MORE

3. 2. Social acceptance of antimalarial strategies in Uganda

   University essay from Institutionen för livsvetenskaper

   Author : Hedvig Helldorff; [2008]
   Keywords : antimalarial strategies; caretakers; risk perception; social acceptance;

   Abstract : According to the World Health Organization(WHO) the most efficient and cost-effective strategies in the global fight of malaria are the Indoor Residual Spraying (IRS) and the Insecticide Treated Nets ITNs). However, since the strategies include the use of synthetic insecticides, WHO reports that they sometimes meet opposition in the society. READ MORE