Malaria control across borders: quasi-experimental evidence from the Trans-Kunene malaria initiative (TKMI).

ABSTRACT:

Background

The transmission of malaria through population inflows from highly endemic areas with limited control efforts poses major challenges for national malaria control programmes. Several multilateral programmes have been launched in recent years to address cross-border transmission. This study assesses the potential impact of such a programme at the Angolan-Namibian border.

Methods

Community-based malaria prevention programmes involving bed net distribution and behaviour change home visits were rolled-out using a controlled, staggered (stepped wedge) design between May 2014 and July 2016 in a 100 × 40 km corridor along the Angolan-Namibian border. Three rounds of survey data were collected. The primary outcome studied was fever among children under five in the 2 weeks

SUBMITTER: Khadka A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5987525 | biostudies-literature | 2018 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature