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Impact of malaria control and enhanced literacy instruction on educational outcomes among school children in Kenya: a multi-sectoral, prospective, randomised evaluation
International Initiative for Impact Evaluation, 2015Improving the health of school-aged children can yield substantial benefits for cognitive development and educational achievement. However, there is limited experimental evidence on the benefits of school-based malaria prevention or how health interventions interact with other efforts to improve education quality.DocumentImpact of malaria control and enhanced literacy instruction on educational outcomes among Kenyan school children: a multi - sectoral, prospective, randomised evaluation
International Initiative for Impact Evaluation, 2014Improving the health of school-aged children can yield substantial benefits for cognitive development and educational achievement. However, there is limited experimental evidence on the benefits of school-based malaria prevention or how health interventions interact with other efforts to improve education quality.DocumentAn exploratory study of community factors relevant for participatory malaria control on Rusinga Island, Western Kenya
Malaria Journal, BioMed Central, 2007Malaria imposes a huge burden upon the health and economic development of tropical nations and has been identified as a major obstacle towards achieving several of the health-related Millennium Development Goals. This document outlines a study in western Kenya which examined knowledge and belief about Malaria, socioeconomic status and treatment and practices for Malaria prevention.DocumentA comparative cost analysis of insecticide-treated nets and indoor residual spraying in highland Kenya
Health Policy and Planning, 2002This paper from the journal Health Policy and Planning compares the relative costs of two malaria prevention approaches implemented in a highland district of Kenya: indoor residual house-spraying (IRS), and insecticide-treated bednets (ITNs). The paper finds that the financial cost for IRS was US$0.86 per person whereas for ITNs it was $4.21.DocumentExternal evaluation of roll back malaria: report of RBM stakeholder interviews
Roll Back Malaria, World Health Organization (WHO), 2002This report, produced by Health Partners International for Roll Back Malaria (RBM), summarises the findings of interviews conducted as part of the 2002 external evaluation of RBM. Telephone interviews were conducted with a range of stakeholders in seven countries: Kenya, Malawi, Zimbabwe, Eritrea, Burkina Faso, Bolivia and India.DocumentField assessments in western Kenya link malaria vectors to environmentally disturbed habitats
BMC Public Health, 2004This article, published in BMC Public Health, reports on the ecological and socioeconomic factors contributing to a malaria epidemic in western Kenya. Participatory rural appraisals (PRAs) were conducted with community members in Kisii District during the dry season. The PRAs revealed that brick-making has grown rapidly in the highland swamps due to socioeconomic pressures in the region.