Nature Communications (Jul 2020)
Modelling the incremental benefit of introducing malaria screening strategies to antenatal care in Africa
- Patrick G. T. Walker,
- Matt Cairns,
- Hannah Slater,
- Julie Gutman,
- Kassoum Kayentao,
- John E. Williams,
- Sheick O. Coulibaly,
- Carole Khairallah,
- Steve Taylor,
- Steven R. Meshnick,
- Jenny Hill,
- Victor Mwapasa,
- Linda Kalilani-Phiri,
- Kalifa Bojang,
- Simon Kariuki,
- Harry Tagbor,
- Jamie T. Griffin,
- Mwayi Madanitsa,
- Azra C. H. Ghani,
- Meghna Desai,
- Feiko O. ter Kuile
Affiliations
- Patrick G. T. Walker
- MRC Centre for Global Infectious Disease Analysis, Department of Infectious Disease Epidemiology, Imperial College London
- Matt Cairns
- London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine
- Hannah Slater
- MRC Centre for Global Infectious Disease Analysis, Department of Infectious Disease Epidemiology, Imperial College London
- Julie Gutman
- Malaria Branch, Division of Parasitic Diseases and Malaria, Center for Global Health, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
- Kassoum Kayentao
- Malaria Research and Training Centre, Department of Epidemiology of Parasitic Diseases, Faculty of Medicine, Pharmacy, and Dentistry, University of Sciences, Techniques, and Technologies of Bamako
- John E. Williams
- Dodowa Health Research Centre
- Sheick O. Coulibaly
- Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Ouagadougou
- Carole Khairallah
- Department of Clinical Sciences, Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine
- Steve Taylor
- Global Health Institute, Duke University
- Steven R. Meshnick
- University of North Carolina
- Jenny Hill
- Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Ouagadougou
- Victor Mwapasa
- College of Medicine, University of Malawi
- Linda Kalilani-Phiri
- Global Health Institute, Duke University
- Kalifa Bojang
- Medical Research Council, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine
- Simon Kariuki
- Kenya Medical Research Institute/Centre for Global Health Research
- Harry Tagbor
- University of Health and Allied Sciences
- Jamie T. Griffin
- School of Mathematical Sciences, Queen Mary University of London
- Mwayi Madanitsa
- College of Medicine, University of Malawi
- Azra C. H. Ghani
- MRC Centre for Global Infectious Disease Analysis, Department of Infectious Disease Epidemiology, Imperial College London
- Meghna Desai
- Malaria Branch, Division of Parasitic Diseases and Malaria, Center for Global Health, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
- Feiko O. ter Kuile
- Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Ouagadougou
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-020-17528-3
- Journal volume & issue
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Vol. 11,
no. 1
pp. 1 – 12
Abstract
Plasmodium falciparum infection in pregnancy is a major cause of adverse pregnancy outcomes. Here, the authors combine performance estimates of standard rapid diagnostic tests with modelling to assess whether screening at antenatal visits improves upon current intermittent preventative therapy.
