Browsing Bergen Open Research Archive by Author "Mukaka, Mavuto"
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Adherence to community versus facility-based delivery of monthly malaria chemoprevention with dihydroartemisinin-piperaquine for the post-discharge management of severe anemia in Malawian children: A cluster randomized trial
Nkosi-Gondwe, Thandile; Robberstad, Bjarne; Mukaka, Mavuto; Idro, Richard; Opoka, Robert; Banda, Saidon; Kühl, Melf-Jakob; Ter Kuile, Feiko O.; Blomberg, Bjørn; Phiri, Kamija S. (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2021-08-10)Background: The provision of post-discharge malaria chemoprevention (PMC) in children recently admitted with severe anemia reduces the risk of death and re-admissions in malaria endemic countries. The main objective of ... -
Delivery strategies for malaria chemoprevention with monthly dihydroartemisinin-piperaquine for the post-discharge management of severe anaemia in children aged less than 5 years old in Malawi: a protocol for a cluster randomized trial
Gondwe, Thandile; Robberstad, Bjarne; Mukaka, Mavuto; Lange, Siri; Blomberg, Bjørn; Phiri, Kamija S. (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2018-07-20)Background. Children initially hospitalized with severe anaemia in Africa are at high risk of readmission or death within 6 months after discharge. No intervention strategy specifically protects children during the ... -
Predicting adherence to postdischarge malaria chemoprevention in Malawian pre-school children: A prognostic multivariable analysis
Kühl, Melf-Jakob; Nkosi-Gondwe, Thandile; Ter Kuile, Feiko O.; Phiri, Kamija S.; Pannu, Mehmajeet Kaur; Mukaka, Mavuto; Robberstad, Bjarne; Engebretsen, Ingunn Marie Stadskleiv (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2023)Chemoprevention with antimalarials is a key strategy for malaria control in sub-Saharan Africa. Three months of postdischarge malaria chemoprevention (PDMC) reduces malaria-related mortality and morbidity in pre-school ...