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Assessment of Malawian mothers’ Malaria knowledge, healthcare preferences and timeliness of seeking fever treatments for children under five
(MDPI, 2015)
Malaria is one of the major public health problems in Malawi, contributing to the majority of morbidity and mortality among children under five. Ignorance of malaria symptoms results in delayed treatment, which often ...
Formulation and evaluation of Pheroid vesicles containing mefloquine for the treatment of malaria
(Wiley, 2014)
Objectives Mefloquine (MQ) is an antimalarial drug with high efficacy, often
used in the treatment and chemoprophylaxis of malaria. However, it has low solubility
in water, a long elimination half-life (4 days), and is ...
Do ownership of mosquito nets, dwelling characteristics and mothers’ socio-economic status influence malaria morbidity among children under the age of 5 in Cameroon?
(De Gruyter Open, 2015)
This study analyzed the effect of the number of mosquito nets that are owned by households, dwelling characteristics
and maternal demographic characteristics on malaria infections. Material and Methods: The 2011 Demographic ...
Trends in malaria admissions at the Mbakong Health Centre of the North West Region of Cameroon: a retrospective study
(BioMed Central, 2014)
Background: Malaria is the leading cause of death worldwide. It is urgent to assess the impact of interventions and
scaled-up control efforts. Despite reported reduction in malaria prevalence in Africa, the trends in ...
Malaria treatment and farming households income poverty in Lagos State, Nigeria
(Kamla-Raj, 2016)
Malaria pandemic threatens economic, social and environmental sustainability throughout sub-Saharan Africa and the world at large. Malaria at the micro-level imposes two significant cost categories (morbidity and mortality ...
Bone density and asymmetry are not related to DDT in House Sparrows: insights from micro-focus X-ray computed tomography
(Elsevier, 2018)
In organisms, DDT (Dichlorodiphenyltrichloroethane) and its metabolites, DDE (Dichlorodiphenyldichloroethylene) and DDD (Dichlorobischlorophenylethane) are endocrine mimics. They can influence bone density and other bone ...
In vivo efficacy and bioavailability of lumefantrine: evaluating the application of Pheroid technology
(Elsevier, 2015)
The oral absorption of compounds with low aqueous solubility, such as lumefantrine, is typically limited by the dissolution rate in the gastro-intestinal tract, resulting in erratic absorption and highly variable ...
The potential use of natural and structural analogues of antimicrobial peptides in the fight against neglected tropical diseases + Erratum
(MDPI, 2015)
Recently, research into the development of new antimicrobial agents has been driven by the increase in resistance to traditional antibiotics and Emerging Infectious Diseases. Antimicrobial peptides (AMPs) are promising ...