Browsing School of Health Sciences by Author "Magnussen, Pascal"
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Earth-eating and reinfection with intestinal helminths among pregnant and lactating women in western Kenya
Luoba, Alfred I.; Geissler, P. Wenzel; Estambale, Benson B.; Ouma, John H.; Alusala, Dorcas; Ayah5, Rosemary; Mwaniki, David; Magnussen, Pascal; Friis, Henrik (Blackwell Publishing Ltd, 2005-03)We conducted a longitudinal study among 827 pregnant women in Nyanza Province, western Kenya, to determine the effect of earth-eating on geohelminth reinfection after treatment. The women were recruited at a gestational ... -
Geophagy among pregnant and lactating women in Bondo District, western Kenya
Luoba, Alfred I.; Geissler, Wenzel P.; Estambale, Benson B.; Ouma, John H.; Magnussen, Pascal; Alusala, Dorkas; Ayah, Rosemary; Mwaniki, David; Friis, Henrik (Elsevier, 2004-12)Geophagy was studied among 827 pregnant women in western Kenya, during and after pregnancy. The women were recruited at a gestational age of 14–24 weeks and followed-up to 6 months post-partum. The median age (range) of ... -
Malaria morbidity among school children living in two areas of contrasting transmission in Western Kenya
Clarke, Sian E.; Brooker, Simon; Njagi, Joseph Kiambo; Njau, Eliud; Estambale, Benson B.; Muchiri, Eric; Magnussen, Pascal (The American Society of tropical medicine and hygiene, 2005)Research in malaria-endemic areas is usually focused on malaria during early childhood. Less is known about malaria among older school age children. The incidence of clinical attacks of malaria was monitored, using active ... -
Prevention of anaemia in pregnancy using insecticide-treated bednets and sulfadoxine-pyrimethamine in a highly malarious area of Kenya: a randomized controlled trial
Njagi, Joseph Kiambo; Magnussen, Pascal; Estambale, Benson B.; Ouma, John; Mugo, Benbolt (Elsevier, 2003-05)To compare the effects of intermittent treatment with sulfadoxine-pyrimethamine (SP) given during the second and third trimester of pregnancy, the use of insecticide-treated nets (ITN), or the combination of both on ... -
Spatial clustering of malaria and associated risk factors during an epidemic in a highland area of western Kenya
Brooker, Simon; Clarke, Siân; Njagi, Joseph Kiambo; Polack, Sarah; Mugo, Benbolt; Estambale, Benson B.; Muchiri, Eric; Magnussen, Pascal; Cox, Jonathan (Blackwell publishing Ltd., 2004-07)The epidemiology of malaria over small areas remains poorly understood, and this is particularly true for malaria during epidemics in highland areas of Africa, where transmission intensity is low and characterized by acute ...