Browsing School of Medicine (Sch. of Med.) Collections by Subject "Indoor residual spraying"

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    • Association between indoor residual spraying and pregnancy outcomes: a quasi-experimental study from Uganda 

      Roh, Michelle E.; Mpimbaza, Arthur; Oundo, Brenda; Irish, Amanda; Murphy, Maxwell; Wu, Sean L.; White, Justin S.; Shiboski, Stephen; Glymour, M. Maria; Gosling, Roly; Dorsey, Grant; Sturrock, Hugh (Oxford University Press, 2022)
      Background: Malaria is a risk factor for adverse pregnancy outcomes. Indoor residual spraying with insecticide (IRS) reduces malaria infections, yet the effects of IRS on pregnancy outcomes are not well established. We ...

    • Changing malaria fever test positivity among paediatric admissions to Tororo district hospital, Uganda 2012–2019 

      Mpimbaza, Arthur; Sserwanga, Asadu; Rutazaana, Damian; Kapisi, James; Walemwa, Richard; Suiyanka, Laurissa; Kyalo, David; Kamya, Moses R.; Opigo, Jimmy; Snow, Robert W. (BMC, 2020)
      Background: The World Health Organization (WHO) promotes long-lasting insecticidal nets (LLIN) and indoor residual house-spraying (IRS) for malaria control in endemic countries. However, long-term impact data of vector ...

    • Rapid shifts in the age‑specific burden of malaria following successful control interventions in four regions of Uganda 

      Kigozi, Simon P.; Kigozi, Ruth N.; Epstein, Adrienne; Mpimbaza, Arthur; Sserwanga, Asadu; Yeka, Adoke; Nankabirwa, Joaniter I.; Halliday, Katherine; Pullan, Rachel L.; Rutazaana, Damian; Sebuguzi, Catherine M.; Opigo, Jimmy; Kamya, Moses R.; Staedke, Sarah G.; Dorsey, Grant; Greenhouse, Bryan; Rodriguez‑Barraquer, Isabel (BMC, 2020)
      Background: Malaria control using long-lasting insecticidal nets (LLINs) and indoor residual spraying of insecticide (IRS) has been associated with reduced transmission throughout Africa. However, the impact of transmission ...