A Rapid Assessment Approach for Public Health Decision-Making Related to the Prevention of Malaria during Pregnancy
This article from the WHO Bulletin describes how to develop a rapid field assessment methodology to address the burden of malaria during pregnancy and the options for intervening within the existing antenatal care system in Kenya.
Surveys consisting of questionnaires, sampling of blood for parasitaemia and anaemia, and birth outcome assessment were conducted in antenatal clinics, delivery units, and in the community in Kisumu and Mombasa, Kenya.
This methodology can be used by ministries of health to collect data for decision-making regarding malaria control during pregnancy; it can also provide a baseline measurement on which to evaluate subsequent interventions.
- Tool Designer Organization:
- Article from M Parise, L Lewis, J Ayisi, B Nahlen, L Slutsker, R Muga. Published in Bulletin of the World Health Organization (WHO) 2003, 81
- Download:
- The article
- Contact:
- CDS- HTM Information Resource Centre, World Health Organization
Summary of main features
- Purpose
- To develop a rapid field assessment methodology to address the burden of malaria during pregnancy and the options for intervening within the existing antenatal care system in Kenya
- Scope of interventions
- Malaria during pregnancy
- Limitations
- Output
- Data for decision-making regarding malaria control during pregnancy; it can also provide a baseline measurement on which to evaluate subsequent interventions.
- Time frame
- Potential users
- Ministries of health
- Skills required
- NA
- Type of software
- Adobe PDF
- User manual available
- NA
- Type and length of training required
- NA
- Available languages
- English, summary available in French and in Spanish within the document
- Country applications
- Kenya
- Last update and version
- 2003