期刊
LANCET REGIONAL HEALTH-AMERICAS
卷 4, 期 -, 页码 -出版社
ELSEVIER
DOI: 10.1016/j.lana.2021.100047
关键词
mobile population; malaria control; self-diagnosis; self-treatment; quasi-experimental design; interventional research; Amazon forest; Americas; vulnerable population
资金
- European Regional Development Fund (FEDER) via the Interregional Amazon Cooperation Program (IACP) [Presage 3949]
- French Guiana Regional Health Agency
- Ministry of Health of Brazil
- CHC
This quasi-experimental research project in French Guiana has demonstrated the effectiveness of distributing self-diagnosis and self-treatment kits to illegal gold miners, leading to an increase in the use of certified ACT after a positive malaria diagnosis and a significant decline in malaria incidence in the region.
Background: Illegal gold miners are currently key hosts for malaria in French Guiana (FG), with a risk of emergence of resistance linked to improper use of artemisinin-based combination therapy (ACT). The remoteness of the mines and regulatory issues hinder their access to health care. Methods: A quasi-experimental researched project (Malakit) implemented in FG borders with Brazil and Suriname aimed at determining the effectiveness of distributed kits for self-diagnosis and self-treatment to illegal gold miners, after training, at strategic border staging areas. Evaluation relied on questionnaires at inclusion and follow-up visits, and pre/post intervention surveys. The primary outcome was the pro-portion of persons reporting a use of certified ACT after a positive malaria diagnosis. The secondary out-comes assessed antimalarial adherence, kit use and impact on malaria epidemiology. Findings: The proportion of patients reporting a use of certified ACT after a positive diagnosis increased after the intervention (OR 1.8, 95%CI [1.1-3.0]). From April 2018 to March 2020, 3,733 persons participated in the intervention. The kit was used correctly by 71.7% [65.8-77.7] of the 223 persons reporting having used a malakit during the follow-up visits. No serious adverse events related to the misuse of malakit have been reported. The intervention appears to have accelerated the decline in malaria incidence in the region by 42.9%. Interpretation: This innovative international project showed that people with low education can correctly self-manage their malaria symptoms. This strategy could be integrated in the malaria control programs of the countries involved and considered in other regions with residual malaria in remote areas. Editor's note: This translation in French was submitted by the authors and we reproduce it as supplied. It has not been peer reviewed. Our editorial processes have only been applied to the original abstract in English, which should serve as reference for this manuscript. The Lancet Group takes a neutral position with respect to territorial claims in published maps and institutional affiliations. (c) 2021 The Author(s). Published by Elsevier Ltd.
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