Schistosomiasis in Malawi: a systematic review

Makaula, Peter; Sadalaki, John R; Muula, Adamson S; Kayuni, Sekeleghe; Jemu, Samuel; Bloch, Paul

doi:10.1186/s13071-014-0570-y

Parasites & Vectors

Table 2 Characteristics of schistosomiasis related documents included in the review; The documents have been stratified by area of focus

From: Schistosomiasis in Malawi: a systematic review

Serial No.	Ref. No.	Study area of focus/First author name and year	Total number of authors	Type of document	Originating country	Place(s) where study was done	Funding/Ethics^π	Implementing agency^α
		A. *Urinary-human*
1	[23]	Pullanikkatil, 2014	5	Research	Malawi	Zomba	Foreign/DHO	Local
2	[24]	Jourdan, 2013a	7	Research	Norway	Blantyre	Foreign/COM	Combined
3	[25]	Jourdan, 2013b	1	Research	Norway	Blantyre	Foreign/COM	Foreign
4	[26]	Logan, 2013	10	Case report	England	-	-	n/a
5	[27]	Chipeta, 2013	3	Research	Malawi	Chikhwawa	Foreign/COM	Local
6	[28]	Kjetland, 2012	3	Review	Norway	-	Foreign	Foreign
7	[29]	Blach, 2012	5	Research	Scotland	-	Foreign	Foreign
8	[30]	Kayuni, 2012	1	Research	Malawi	Mangochi	Foreign/MOH	Local
9	[31]	Yildirmak, 2012	4	Case report	Turkey	-	-	n/a
10	[32]	Kapito-Tembo, 2009	7	Research	Malawi	Blantyre	Foreign/UNC	Combined
11	[33]	Save the Children, 2008	1	Project report	USA	Mangochi	Foreign/MOH	Foreign
12	[34]	Yokota, 2007	13	Case report	Japan	-	-	n/a
13	[35]	Van Delft, 2007	4	Case report	Netherlands	-	-	n/a
14	[36]	Tsuboi, 2006	10	Case report	Japan	-	-	n/a
15	[37]	Moore, 2005	2	Letter	England	-	-	n/a
16	[38]	Tambo, 2004	7	Case report	Japan	-	-	n/a
17	[39]	Kitayama, 2004	14	Case report	Japan	-	-	n/a
18	[40]	Nicolas, 1998	5	Letter	France	-	-	n/a
19	[41]	Silwal, 1997	4	Case report	England	-	-	n/a
20	[42]	Kjetland, 1996	10	Research	Norway	Mangochi	Foreign/COM	Combined
21	[43]	Helling-Giese, 1996	12	Research	Germany	Mangochi	Foreign/COM	Combined
22	[44]	Poggensee, 1996	14	Research	Germany	Mangochi	Foreign/COM	Combined
23	[45]	Gundersen, 1996	9	Research	Norway	Mangochi	Foreign/COM	Combined
24	[46]	Cetron, 1996a	9	Research	USA	Lilongwe	Foreign/MOH	Combined
25	[47]	Potasman, 1996	4	Case report	Israel	-	-	n/a
26	[48]	TDR News, 1996	1	Letter	Switzerland	Mangochi	-	n/a
27	[49]	Hunt, 1995	1	Letter	England	Mangochi	-	n/a
28	[50]	Potasman, 1995	2	Case report	Israel	-	-	n/a
29	[51]	Herwaldt,1995	5	Case report	USA	-	-	n/a
30	[52]	Loefler, 1994	1	Letter	Kenya	Salima	-	n/a
31	[53]	Eulderink, 1994	4	Case report	Netherlands	-	-	n/a
32	[54]	Pugh, 1993	1	Letter	UAE	Mangochi	-	n/a
33	[55]	Whitworth, 1993	1	Letter	England	-	-	n/a
34	[56]	Wolfe, 1993	5	Research	Malawi	Lilongwe	Foreign/NO	Foreign
35	[57]	Russell, 1993	3	Letter	England	-	-	n/a
		B. *Urinary – intermediate host*
36	[58]	Madsen, 2012	2	Research	Denmark	Mangochi	Foreign	Foreign
37	[59]	Madsen, 2011	2	Research	Denmark	Mangochi	Foreign	Combined
38	[60]	Evers, 2011	3	Research	Denmark	Mangochi	Foreign	Foreign
39	[61]	Kubiriza, 2010	6	Research	Uganda	Mangochi	Foreign	Combined
40	[62]	Stauffer, 2008a	6	Research	USA	Mangochi	Foreign	Foreign
41	[63]	Lundeba, 2007	4	Research	Zambia	Mangochi	Foreign	Combined
42	[64]	Jørgensen, 2007	5	Research	Denmark	Mangochi	Foreign	Foreign
43	[65]	Lundeba, 2006	4	Research	Zambia	Mangochi	Foreign	Combined
44	[66]	Evers, 2006	4	Research	Denmark	Mangochi	Foreign	Foreign
45	[67]	Madsen, 2004	6	Research	Denmark	Mangochi	Foreign	Combined
46	[68]	Brown, 1996	6	Research	USA	Mangochi	Foreign	Combined
47	[69]	Chiotha, 1990	1	Research	USA	Mangochi	Foreign	Foreign
		*C. Urinary – parasite*
		D. *Urinary – mixed*
48	[70]	Van Bocxlaer, 2014	3	Research	USA	Mangochi	Foreign	Foreign
49	[71]	Stauffer, 2013	3	Research	USA	Mangochi	Foreign	Foreign
50	[72]	Stauffer, 2008b	2	Project report	USA	Mangochi	Foreign/MOH	Foreign
51	[73]	Stauffer,2007	8	Research	USA	Mangochi	Foreign	Combined
52	[74]	Stauffer, 2006	8	Research	USA	Mangochi	Foreign	Combined
53	[75]	Madsen, 2001	5	Research	Denmark	Mangochi	Foreign	Combined
		E. *Intestinal – human*
54	[76]	Phiri, 2000	4	Research	Malawi	Blantyre/Chiradzulu	Local/COM	Combined
		*F. Intestinal – intermediate host*
		G. *Intestinal – parasite*
55	[77]	Dacombe, 2007	7	Research	England	Karonga	Foreign/COM	Foreign
56	[78]	Chitsulo, 1990	3	Research	Malawi	Lilongwe	Foreign/MOH	Combined
		H. *Intestinal – mixed*
57	[79]	GAHI^¥, 2002	1	Review	England	Malawi^¥	Foreign/NO	Foreign
		I. *Both – human*
58	[19]	Teesdale, 1985	2	Review	Malawi	Malawi^§	Foreign	Combined
59	[20]	Bowie, 2004	5	Research	Malawi	Malawi^μ	Foreign/MOH	Combined
60	[80]	Berezowska, 2012	5	Research	Switzerland	Blantyre/Lilongwe	Foreign/MOH	Combined
61	[81]	Msyamboza, 2010	5	Research	Malawi	Southern Malawi^±	Foreign/MOH	Combined
62	[82]	Redman, 2010	4	Review	Scotland	Malawi	Foreign	Foreign
63	[83]	Naus, 2003	5	Research	Netherlands	Blantyre	Foreign/COM	Combined
64	[84]	Gordon, 2003	6	Research	Malawi	Blantyre	Foreign/COM	Foreign
65	[85]	Kayuni, 2003	1	Research	Malawi	Malawi^Ω	Local/COM	Local
66	[86]	Bloch, 2003	2	Research	Denmark	Likoma	Foreign/MOH	Combined
67	[87]	Jackson, 2003	3	Research	England	-	Foreign	Foreign
68	[88]	Randall, 2002	12	Research	England	Karonga	Foreign/COM	Combined
69	[89]	Trachtenberg, 2002	6	Research	USA	-	Foreign	Foreign
70	[90]	Salanitri, 2002	3	Case report	Australia	-	-	n/a
71	[91]	Waldman, 2001	4	Case report	England	-	-	n/a
72	[92]	Cooke, 1999	4	Case report	England	-	-	n/a
73	[93]	Hall, 1999	9	Research	England	Mangochi	Foreign/MOH	Foreign
74	[94]	MacLachlan, 1997	2	Research	Ireland	Zomba	Foreign/NO	Combined
75	[95]	Hipgrave, 1997	4	Case report	Australia	-	-	n/a
76	[96]	Jelinek, 1996	3	Case report	Germany	-	-	n/a
77	[97]	Ager, 1996	4	Research	Malawi	Mangochi	Foreign/NO	Combined
78	[98]	Wiselka, 1993	2	Case report	England	-	-	n/a
79	[99]	Ager, 1992	1	Research	Malawi	Mangochi	Foreign/NO	Foreign
80	[100]	Wolff, 1989	2	Project report	Malawi	Lilongwe/Zomba	Foreign/MOH	Combined
		J. *Both – intermediate host*			USA	Mangochi	Foreign	Foreign
81	[101]	Stauffer, 2012	2	Research
82	[102]	Phiri, 2002	1	Research	Malawi	Mangochi	Foreign	Local
83	[103]	Msukwa, 1997	1	Research	Malawi	Mangochi	Foreign	Foreign
		*K. Both – parasite*
		L. *Both – mixed*					Foreign/COM
84	[104]	Poole, 2014	8	Research	England	Chikhwawa		Combined
85	[105]	Madsen, 2006	6	Research	Denmark	Mangochi	Foreign	Combined
86	[106]	Danida, 2000	1	Project report	Denmark	Mangochi	Foreign/MOH	Foreign
87	[107]	Stauffer, 1997	8	Research	USA	Mangochi	Foreign	Combined
88	[108]	Cetron,1996b	3	Letter	USA	Lilongwe	-	n/a
89	[109]	Wiselka, 1988	4	Research	England	Lilongwe	Foreign/NO	Foreign

^§Blantyre, Chikhwawa, Chiradzulu, Chitipa, Dowa, Karonga, Kasungu, Lilongwe, Machinga, Mangochi, Mchinji, Mulanje, Mwanza, Mzimba, Nkhotakota, Nsanje, Ntchisi, Phalombe, Rumphi, Salima and Zomba.
^μBalaka, Chikhwawa, Chitipa, Dedza, Dowa, Kasungu, Lilongwe, Machinga, Mangochi, Mchinji, Mulanje, Mwanza, Mzimba, Nsanje, Ntcheu, Phalombe, Rumphi, Salima, Thyolo and Zomba.
^±Blantyre, Chikhwawa, Chiradzulu, Mwanza, Phalombe and Thyolo.
^ΩBalaka, Chikhwawa, Dedza, Karonga, Mangochi, Mchinji, Mzimba and Thyolo.
^¥GAHI (Global Atlas of Helminth Infections): Chitipa, Karonga, Rumphi, Mzimba, Nkhata Bay, Kasungu, Mchinji, Ntchisi, Dowa, Lilongwe, Dedza, Salima, Ntcheu, Mangochi, Balaka, Machinga, Zomba, Blantyre, Chikhwawa, Nsanje and Mulanje.
^πDHO=District Health Office; COM=College of Medicine; MOH=Ministry of Health; UNC=University of North Carolina; NO=Not Obtained.
^αImplementing agency: Foreign=only foreign institution involved; Local=only Malawian institution involved; Combined=both foreign and Malawian institution involved; n/a=not applicable.

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