Browsing by Author "Jukes, Matthew"
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Assessment of cognitive abilities in multiethnic countries: The case of the Wolof and Mandinka in the Gambia
Jukes, Matthew; Grigorenko, Elena L. (2010)Background: The use of cognitive tests is increasing in Africa but little is known about how such tests are affected by the great ethnic and linguistic diversity on the continent. Aim: To assess ethnic and linguistic ... -
Causes and consequences of psychological distress among orphans in eastern Zimbabwe
Nyamukapa, C.A.; Gregson, S.; Wambe, M.; Mushore, P.; Lopman, B.; Mupambireyi, Z.; Nhongo, K.; Jukes, Matthew (Taylor & Francis, 2010)Substantial resources are invested in psychological support for children orphaned or otherwise made vulnerable in the context of HIV/AIDS (OVC). However, there is still only limited scientific evidence for greater psychological ... -
Cost analysis of school-based intermittent screening and treatment of malaria in Kenya
Drake, Thomas L.; Okello, George; Njagi, Kiambo; Halliday, Katherine E.; Jukes, Matthew; Mangham, Lindsay; Brooker, Simon (2011)Background: The control of malaria in schools is receiving increasing attention, but there remains currently no consensus as to the optimal intervention strategy. This paper analyses the costs of intermittent screening ... -
Costs and cost-effectiveness of delivering intermittent preventive treatment through schools in western Kenya
Temperley, Matilda; Mueller, Dirk H; Njagi, J Kiambo; Akhwale, Willis; Clarke, Siân E; Jukes, Matthew; Estambale, Benson BA; Brooker, Simon (BioMed Central, 2008)Background Awareness of the potential impact of malaria among school-age children has stimulated investigation into malaria interventions that can be delivered through schools. However, little evidence is available on the ... -
Deworming and Development: Asking the Right Questions, Asking the Questions Right
Bundy, Donald A. P.; Kremer, Michael R.; Bleakley, Hoyt; Jukes, Matthew; Miguel, Edward (Public Library of Science, 2009)Two billion people are infected with intestinal worms. In many areas, the majority of schoolchildren are infected, and the World Health Organization (WHO) has called for school-based mass deworming. The key area for debate ... -
Effect of intermittent preventive treatment of malaria on health and education in schoolchildren: a cluster-randomised, double-blind, placebo-controlled trial
Clarke, Siân E; Jukes, Matthew; Njagi, J Kiambo; Khasakhala, Lincoln; Cundill, Bonnie; Otido, Julius; Crudder, Christopher; Estambale, Benson BA; Brooker, Simon (Lancet Publishing Group, 2008)SummaryBackground Malaria is a major cause of morbidity and mortality in early childhood, yet its consequences for health and education during the school-age years remain poorly understood. We examined the effect of ... -
Improving educational achievement and anaemia of school children: design of a cluster randomised trial of school-based malaria prevention and enhanced literacy instruction in Kenya
Jukes, Matthew; Brooker, Simon; Okello, George; Njagi, Kiambo; Halliday, Katherine E.; Dubeck, Margaret M.; Inyega, Hellen (2010)Background: Improving the health of school-aged children can yield substantial benefits for cognitive development and educational achievement. However, there is limited experimental evidence on the benefits of school-based ... -
Relationships between anaemia and parasitic infections in Kenyan schoolchildren: A Bayesian hierarchical modelling approach
Koukounari, Artemis; Estambale, Benson B.A.; Kiambo Njagi, J.; Cundill, Bonnie; Ajanga, Anthony; Crudder, Christopher; Otido, Julius; Jukes, Matthew; Clarke, Siân E.; Brooker, Simon (Elsevier Science, 2008)Abstract Anaemia is multi-factorial in origin and disentangling its aetiology remains problematic, with surprisingly few studies investigating the relative contribution of different parasitic infections to anaemia amongst ... -
We don't have language at our house: Disentangling the relationship between phonological awareness, schooling, and literacy
Alcock, K. L.; Ngorosho, D.; Deus, C.; Jukes, Matthew (2010)Background: A strong link between phonological awareness (PA) and literacy exists, but the origins of this link are difficult to investigate, since PA skills are hard to test in young, pre-literate children, and many studies ...