Blar i Department of Global Public Health and Primary Care på forfatter "Lange, Siri"
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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 ... -
Introducing post-discharge malaria chemoprevention (PMC) for management of severe anemia in Malawian children: a qualitative study of community health workers’ perceptions and motivation
Nkosi-Gondwe, Thandile; Robberstad, Bjarne; Blomberg, Bjørn; Phiri, Kamija S.; Lange, Siri (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2018-12-19)Severe malarial anaemia is one of the leading causes of paediatric hospital admissions in Malawi. Post-discharge malaria chemoprevention (PMC) is the intermittent administration of full treatment courses of antimalarial ... -
Post-discharge malaria chemoprevention (PMC) in Malawi: caregivers` acceptance and preferences with regard to delivery methods
Svege, Sarah; Kaunda, Blessings; Robberstad, Bjarne; Nkosi-Gondwe, Thandile; Phiri, Kamija S.; Lange, Siri (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2018-07-11)Background: In malaria endemic countries of sub-Saharan Africa, many children develop severe anaemia due to previous and current malaria infections. After blood transfusions and antimalarial treatment at the hospital they ... -
“Satanism is witchcraft’s younger sibling”: Changing perceptions of natural and supernatural anaemia causality in Malawian children
Svege, Sarah; Nkosi-Gondwe, Thandile; Lange, Siri (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2021)In countries of sub-Saharan Africa, many children are admitted to hospital with severe forms of anaemia. The late hospital admissions of anaemic children contribute significantly to child morbidity and mortality in these ...