Table S2.
Summary of information gathered from academic output of MEPR
Publication | Information |
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Ingabire et al2 | • Bedbugs and discomfort due to heat are main factors explaining gap between access and use of bed nets |
• Lack of CBHI delays health seeking behavior | |
• Malaria framed as a socio-economic problem | |
Ingabire et al3 | • Expectations and recommendations of the community for malaria control |
• Process by which facilitatory techniques were applied and how community engagement was facilitated by the MEPR | |
Kateera et al4 | • Malaria parasitaemia found in 5% of individuals surveyed in Ruhuha, with 13% of households having at least one parasitaemic member |
• High parasite carriage risk was associated with being male and persons aged 4–15 years | |
• Households of higher socio-economic status, with educated head of household and those constructed using cement or bricks showed risk-protective effect | |
• Parasitaemia significantly clusters in marshlands |
Abbreviations: MEPR, Malaria Elimination Program for Ruhuha; CBHI, community-based health insurance.