Traditional use of mosquito-repellent plants in western Kenya and their evaluation in semi-field experimental huts against Anopheles gambiae: ethnobotanical studies and application by thermal expulsion and direct burning

Seyoum, Aklilu; Pålsson, Katinka; Kung'a, S; Kabiru, Ephantus W.; Lwande, Wilber; Killeen, Gerry F.; Hassanali, Ahmed; Knols, Bart G. J.

doi:10.1016/s0035-9203(02)90084-2

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“…A very similar result has been found in a study conducted in rural areas of Papua New Guinea (Paul et al, 1995) and Kenya (Seyoum et al, 2002). Those results are in line with the habits many communities living in rural areas have to use aromatic smokes in addition to wood smoke -i.e.…”

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confidence: 89%

Use of electricity and malaria occurrence: Is there a link? The case of Malawi

Tasciotti

2017

Energy Policy

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Sub-Saharan countries are facing a number of similar challenges, including their need to increase electricity access for both urban and rural dwellers and to limit the cases of malaria related morbidity and mortality.This study explores the link between using electricity, for either lighting or cooking purposes, and the occurrence of malaria cases using country-representative household level data for Malawi.The descriptive statistics and the econometric results highlight the fact that those household members living in 'electrified' households are more likely to experience malaria. The interpretations behind those results can be diverse; as evidence suggests, malaria vectors are attracted by electric lights and outdoor lighting available after the sunset may change people habits and increases their exposure to those vectors.This study aims at raising the attention to a nexus which has very rarely been studied theoretically and even less empirically, despite the fact that electricity projects are now in the agenda of several Sub-Saharan countries and that malaria still continue to constitute a major threat for an incredible high number of people, most of all children and pregnant women.

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Use of electricity and malaria occurrence: Is there a link? The case of Malawi

Tasciotti

2017

Energy Policy

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“…[57] Mosquitoes do not bite 52% and 39% of those who use Saccharum officinarum and Ocimum basilicum (traditional plant repellents) respectively in Cameroon. [57] Similar studies have been reported in Kenya [56,58] and soap-form ("Faso Soap") repellents has also proven effective in Burkina Faso. [59] Although, rural communities have the skills to prepare, it is considered laborious, [56] making it less organisationally feasible.…”

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Enhancing Malaria Prevention in Cameroon Through Community Participation: An in-Depth Review

Mbako¹

2017

CAJPH

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Abstract:Despite 66 percent reduction in mortality between 2000 and 2015, malaria remains a major global public health problem, affecting mostly Sub-Saharan Africa. Cameroon remains endemic to malaria, with about 41 percent suffering at least one episode of malaria, annual overall mortality of 30 to 35 percent and 67 percent childhood mortality. Cameroon government's subsidy on artemisinin combination therapy (ACT) for uncomplicated malaria, intermittent preventive treatment for pregnant women (IPTp), free distribution of insecticide treated bed nets (ITNs) to pregnant women and under-fives have been more of a top-down approach, with the affected communities mainly at the receiving end. Challenges of failed adherence to test results, drug and insecticide resistance, substandard and self-medication, low ITN ownership and utilisation have been identified, especially in the rural areas. This study reviews malaria prevention in Cameroon and proposes community based context-specific complementary interventions strategies that will promote community participation in prevention and mitigate the effects of poverty towards achievement of the sustainable development goals targets for malaria. The study involved an in-depth review of secondary data from electronic and non-electronic documents. Electronic search was done in Global Health, PubMed, governmental and non-governmental organisation websites, journals and google scholar. Non-electronic documents from the University of Leeds and World Health Organisation (WHO), Geneva libraries were also used. A conceptual framework on integrated community-based approach on intervention to prevent neglected tropical diseases and infectious diseases of poverty was adapted and used, while different intervention strategies were analysed. A total of 96 publications were eligible for inclusion. Analysis of the factors influencing malaria prevention in Cameroon, reveals that current measures alone are insufficient. Therefore, a combination of multiple delivery strategies using an integrated community-based approach is likely to be more effective in breaking the transmission cycle than single programme interventions. Concurrent implementation of community mobilisation through social groups and Village Development Committees, education on house screening, training of mothers and caregivers and health promotion through environmental management were recommended as the best and most feasible strategies to complement current interventions in Cameroon.

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“…(Gu et al, 1988) and Hypericum calcyinum L. (Decosterd et al, 1991) have shown in vivo and in vitro activity Kirkia wilmsii 3.7 No previous reports of antiplasmodial activity Lippia javanica 3.8 Reported to be a mosquito repellent (Govere et al, 2000), but no previous reports of antiplasmodial activity Ocimum americanum a 4.2 Used as a mosquito repellent (Seyoum et al, 2002) (Alves et al, 1997;Oketch-Rabah et al, 1998;Abosi and Raseroka, 2003;Kraft et al, 2003) …”

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In vitro antiplasmodial activity of medicinal plants native to or naturalised in South Africa

CLARKSON¹

2004

Journal of Ethnopharmacology

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The increasing prevalence and distribution of malaria has been attributed to a number of factors, one of them being the emergence and spread of drug resistant parasites. Efforts are now being directed towards the discovery and development of new chemically diverse antimalarial agents. The present study reports on the in vitro antiplasmodial activity of 134 plant taxa native to or naturalised in South Africa, representing 54 families, which were selected semi-quantitatively using weighted criteria. The plant extracts were tested for in vitro activity against a Plasmodium falciparum strain D10 using the parasite lactate dehydrogenase (pLDH) assay. Of the 134 species assayed, 49% showed promising antiplasmodial activity (IC 50 ≤ 10 g/ml), while 17% were found to be highly active (IC 50 ≤ 5 g/ml). Several plant species and genera were shown for the first time to possess in vitro antiplasmodial activity. These results support a rational rather than random approach to the selection of antiplasmodial screening candidates, and identify a number of promising taxa for further investigation as plant-based antimalarial agents.

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Traditional use of mosquito-repellent plants in western Kenya and their evaluation in semi-field experimental huts against Anopheles gambiae: ethnobotanical studies and application by thermal expulsion and direct burning

Cited by 148 publications

References 10 publications

Use of electricity and malaria occurrence: Is there a link? The case of Malawi

Use of electricity and malaria occurrence: Is there a link? The case of Malawi

Enhancing Malaria Prevention in Cameroon Through Community Participation: An in-Depth Review

In vitro antiplasmodial activity of medicinal plants native to or naturalised in South Africa

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