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Gathering information about malaria disease among all hospitalized women can provide descriptive information about whether or not pregnant women have more malaria illness, which in turn can be used to determine if intermittent preventive treatment (IPTp)…

This questionnaire can be used to determine the prevalence of peripheral, placental and umbilical cord parasitemia in pregnant women as well as the prevalence of low birth weight and premature delivery.

This module explains in detail how to design and conduct a  Delivery Unit Survey in order to determine the magnitude of the problem of malaria, specifically in terms of prevalence of peripheral, placental, and umbilical cord parasitemia, prevalence of…

This questionnaire can be used to assess among pregnant women – the prevalence of peripheral parasitemia and anemia as well as the association between -Gravidity and peripheral parasitemia -ANC location and peripheral parasitemia

This module covers all the steps involved in designing, planning and conducting an Antenatal Clinical survey. It elaborates step by step how to : Plan for the Assessment Conduct the Preassessment Conduct the Assessment training Start-up…

This rapid assessment manual and package is designed to help countries obtain the information they need to assess the burden of malaria during pregnancy, to develop a policy or program, to assess program implementation, and to evaluate impact. The…

At the Integration of Maternal and Newborn Health Care technical meeting, Nosa Orobaton gave this presentation for Nafisatu Omar, who couldn’t attend the meeting. Orobaton gave a “reality check” on the challenges facing providers of maternal and…

Nancy Nachbar, of Abt Associates, presents on the role of the private sector in malaria in pregnancy interventions. She addresses the following questions: Who is the private sector? What is their role in MIP now? What are the challenges and concerns?…

Jayne Webster, of the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, presented on the effectiveness of the delivery of IPTp and ITNs at the Malaria in Pregnancy Technical Meeting, 2012. The overall objective was to provide an assessment and decision…