Population parasite clearance to decrease malaria transmission in Amhara Region, Ethiopia: a pilot study

Six kebeles (villages) were purposively selected from a sample of 209 kebeles in eight districts in Amhara Region, Ethiopia, that collectively span the diverse ecological-epidemiological context across the region. Each of these kebeles is served by a health post. Intervention kebeles were selected based on incidence of passively detected Plasmodium falciparum and mixed (P. falciparum and P. vivax) malaria cases during the 2013 malaria transmission season. All households in intervention kebeles were targeted; consenting residents received a rapid diagnostic test (RDT) and RDT-positive individuals received artemether-lumefantrine for P. falciparum/mixed infections or chloroquine for P. vivax. Data were collected on mass test and treat (MTAT) participation, sociodemographic characteristics, malaria risk factors, and RDT positivity.
The primary outcome was the malaria infection prevalence as measured by RDTs.

Drug-based Strategies
Operational Research
P. vivax
Surveillance

Sep 2014 — Jan 2015

Ethiopia

Translation of evidence around new approaches for malaria elimination into actionable and fundable strategies, plans, and measurable impact in Ethiopia and Senegal

Mass Test and Treat (MTaT) strategies