Title |
Global Call to Action: maximize the public health impact of intermittent preventive treatment of malaria in pregnancy in sub-Saharan Africa
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Published in |
Malaria Journal, May 2015
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DOI | 10.1186/s12936-015-0728-x |
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Authors |
R Matthew Chico, Stephanie Dellicour, Elaine Roman, Viviana Mangiaterra, Jane Coleman, Clara Menendez, Maud Majeres-Lugand, Jayne Webster, Jenny Hill |
Abstract |
Intermittent preventive treatment of malaria in pregnancy is a highly cost-effective intervention which significantly improves maternal and birth outcomes among mothers and their newborns who live in areas of moderate to high malaria transmission. However, coverage in sub-Saharan Africa remains unacceptably low, calling for urgent action to increase uptake dramatically and maximize its public health impact. The 'Global Call to Action' outlines priority actions that will pave the way to success in achieving national and international coverage targets. Immediate action is needed from national health institutions in malaria endemic countries, the donor community, the research community, members of the pharmaceutical industry and private sector, along with technical partners at the global and local levels, to protect pregnant women and their babies from the preventable, adverse effects of malaria in pregnancy. |
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Geographical breakdown
Country | Count | As % |
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United Kingdom | 2 | 11% |
Kenya | 1 | 6% |
Spain | 1 | 6% |
Pakistan | 1 | 6% |
United States | 1 | 6% |
Unknown | 12 | 67% |
Demographic breakdown
Type | Count | As % |
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Members of the public | 10 | 56% |
Scientists | 3 | 17% |
Science communicators (journalists, bloggers, editors) | 3 | 17% |
Practitioners (doctors, other healthcare professionals) | 2 | 11% |
Mendeley readers
Geographical breakdown
Country | Count | As % |
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United Kingdom | 1 | <1% |
Spain | 1 | <1% |
Ethiopia | 1 | <1% |
South Africa | 1 | <1% |
Unknown | 165 | 98% |
Demographic breakdown
Readers by professional status | Count | As % |
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Student > Master | 43 | 25% |
Student > Ph. D. Student | 19 | 11% |
Researcher | 17 | 10% |
Student > Postgraduate | 12 | 7% |
Student > Bachelor | 12 | 7% |
Other | 24 | 14% |
Unknown | 42 | 25% |
Readers by discipline | Count | As % |
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Medicine and Dentistry | 39 | 23% |
Nursing and Health Professions | 30 | 18% |
Social Sciences | 18 | 11% |
Agricultural and Biological Sciences | 13 | 8% |
Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology | 6 | 4% |
Other | 17 | 10% |
Unknown | 46 | 27% |