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Research Article 2025-09-03CC BYFree full text

Assessing the acceptability of a malaria prevention intervention in infant by healthcare providers: the contribution of structural equation modeling (SEM)

Natacha Revollon, Shino Arikawa, Elodie Richard, Arnold Sadio, Rodion Konu, Bandana Bhatta +11 more

IntroductionDespite evidence of its efficacy and cost-effectiveness, and being recommended by WHO since 2010, the implementation of preventive malaria prophylaxis for infants (strategy now called perennial malaria chemoprevention) has remained limited in sub-Saharan Africa. The MULTIPLY project aimed to pilot, in rural Togo, this strategy extended in the 2nd year of life and integrated within facility-based and ou…

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Research Article 2025-03-25CC BY-NCFree full text · non-commercial reuse

Uptake and feasibility of task-shifting of Xpert MTB/RIF Ultra testing from laboratory technicians to nurses to increase access and reduce time to results: a multi-country mixed method research

Eden Masama Ngu, Basant Joshi, Bandana Bhatta, Minh Huyen Ton Nu Nguyet, Manon Lounnas, Rodney Kaitano +17 more

IntroductionTask-shifting of tuberculosis (TB) rapid molecular testing from laboratory technicians to nurses could help decentralizing TB diagnosis at Primary Health Centers (PHC) and allow in-ward testing to shorten treatment decision for very sick patients. We assessed the feasibility of XpertMTB/RIF Ultra (Ultra) testing on nasopharyngeal aspirate (NPA) by nurses in children with presumptive TB at PHCs and in h…

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