Estimating malaria burden among pregnant women using data from antenatal care centres in Tanzania: a population-based study

• Main Authors: Chonge Kitojo, MBA (Author), Julie R Gutman, MD (Author), Frank Chacky, MSc (Author), Emmanuel Kigadye, PhD (Author), Sigsbert Mkude, MD (Author), Renata Mandike, DDS (Author), Ally Mohamed, MD (Author), Erik J Reaves, DO (Author), Patrick Walker, PhD (Author), Deus S Ishengoma, PhD (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Elsevier, 2019-12-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Summary: Background: More timely estimates of malaria prevalence are needed to inform optimal control strategies and measure progress. Since 2014, Tanzania has implemented nationwide malaria screening for all pregnant women within the antenatal care system. We aimed to compare malaria test results d...