Background
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Identify what intersectoral actions have been taken and how they are applied to intervention(s) targeted at the MMPs,
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Establish which intervention(s) targeted to these special group of populations is/are effective and
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Identify the knowledge gaps and lessons learned about the interventions focused upon MMPs.
Methods
Study search
Study selection
Population (P)
Concepts (C)
Contents (C)
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Benefited participants (levels of knowledge, attitudes and practices of malaria control),
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Demonstrated positive behaviour changes with significant reduction in malaria incidence,
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Had increased detection of asymptomatic malaria cases,
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Demonstrated intersectoral coordination (qualitatively or quantitatively).
Data extraction
Data synthesis
Results
No | Studya [reference no.] | Year of publication | Study design | Country | Targeted population |
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1 | Soe et al. [55] | 2017 | Cross-sectional survey | Myanmar | Internal migrants |
2 | Phyo Than et al. [54] | 2017 | Cross-sectional survey | Myanmar | Migrant workers |
3 | Ly et al. [53] | 2017 | Cross-sectional survey using RDSb | Cambodia | Mobile and migrant population |
4 | Kounnavong et al. [52] | 2017 | Review | Lao | In–out migrations and military personnel |
5 | Crawshaw et al. [51] | 2017 | Cluster randomised trial | Myanmar | Migrant rubber tappers |
6 | Zhang et al. [50] | 2016 | Case study | China | Fever cases in the border areas |
7 | Vezenegho et al. [49] | 2016 | Survey | French Guiana | Forest workers |
8 | Nyunt et al. [48] | 2016 | Mixed method (qualitative and quantitative) | Myanmar | Local health volunteers for migrants |
9 | Krisher et al. [47] | 2016 | Case study | South America | Cross-border migrants |
10 | Douine et al. [46] | 2016 | Prospective, multicentre | French Guiana | Illegal gold miners |
11 | de Santi et al. [45] | 2016 | Cross-sectional survey | French Guiana | Illegal gold miners |
12 | Charchuk et al. [44] | 2016 | Cross-sectional survey | Congo | Internally displaced persons |
13 | Canavati et al. [43] | 2016 | Mixed method (qualitative and quantitative) | Cambodia | Seasonal workers |
14 | Castellanos et al. [42] | 2016 | Retrospective chart review | Columbia | Illegal gold miners |
15 | Schicker et al. [41] | 2015 | Cross-sectional survey (venue based survey) | Ethiopia | Migrant workers |
16 | Peeters et al. [40] | 2015 | Cross-sectional survey | Cambodia | Migrants |
17 | Nyunt et al. [39] | 2015 | Cross-sectional survey | Myanmar | Mobile population |
18 | MOH, Malaysia et al. [38] | 2015 | Case study | Malaysia (Sabah) | Migrants |
19 | Hlaing et al. [37] | 2015 | Cross-sectional survey | Myanmar | Internal migrants |
20 | Wai et al. [36] | 2014 | Cross-sectional survey | Myanmar | Migrant workers |
21 | Nyunt et al. [35] | 2014 | Cross-sectional survey | Myanmar | Migrant workers |
22 | Gueye et al. [34] | 2014 | Case study with mixed method | Namibia | Population in the border areas |
23 | Obol et al. [33] | 2013 | Cross-sectional survey | Uganda | Internally displaced persons |
24 | Kirkby et al. [32] | 2013 | Cross-sectional survey | Sri Lanka | People in a post-conflict setting |
25 | Qayum et al. [31] | 2012 | Cross-sectional survey | Pakistan | Internally displaced persons |
26 | Hiwat et al. [30] | 2012 | Case study | Suriname | Post-conflict district |
27 | Burns et al. [29] | 2012 | Randomized trial | Sierra Leone | Refugees |
28 | Abeyasinghe et al. [28] | 2012 | Case study | Sri Lanka | People in a conflict setting |
29 | Wangroongsarb et al. [27] | 2011 | Cross-sectional survey using RDSb | Thailand | Migrant workers |
30 | Mullany et al. [26] | 2010 | Pre-post comparisonc | Myanmar | Mon state |
31 | Lee et al. [25] | 2009 | Evaluation report | Myanmar | Internally displaced persons |
32 | Kolaczinski et al. [24] | 2006 | Cross-sectional survey | Uganda | Internally displaced persons |
33 | Carrara et al. [23] | 2006 | Cross-sectional survey (before, during and after interventions) | Thailand | IDP |
34 | Guyant et al. [22] | 2015 | Review | Cambodia | Mobile and migrant population |
35 | IOM et al. [20] | 2012 | Review | Myanmar | Internal MMPs |
36 | Zhou et al. [15] | 2016 | Surveillance | China | Internally displaced persons |
Stakeholders involved
Lessons learned
Study, year | Country | Lessons learned (success) |
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Zhang, 2016 [50] | China | Strengthened the partnership and established the collaboration, coordination and cooperation channels among stakeholders. Health Poverty Action (HPA) is an example model |
Zhou, 2016 [15] | China | Prompt establishment of health care clinics, resource mobilization by international agencies and NGOs in response to the disaster |
Ly, 2017 [53] | Cambodia | Received a steady source of detailed, accurate, government and NGO-sponsored information |
China; Thailand | Significantly reduced incidence with effective management | |
Obol, 2015 [33] | Uganda | In all IDP camps, health care services and ITNs distribution etc. were solely provided by the emergency relief organisations and the UN |
Lee, 2008 [25] | Myanmar | Feasibility of delivering effective disease control interventions in an area of active conflict through the trained volunteers |
Kirkbya, 2012 [32] | Sri Lanka | Malaria is taught during grade 6 of the school curriculum, i.e. at the beginning of secondary school education |
Nyunt, 2014 [35] | Myanmar | Free distribution was found as one of the major factors causing utilization of ITNs in migrant workers |
Canavati, 2016 [43] | Cambodia | Targeted community was satisfied with the mobile malaria workers’ services |
Lessons learned (challenges) | ||
Wai, 2014 [36] | Myanmar | Need to improve mechanisms of communication among multiple partners |
Wai, 2014 [36] | Myanmar | Need collaborative work between health department and administrators to inform and motivate the regular use of LLINs |
Abeyasinghe, 2012 [28] | Sri Lanka | The assurance of long-term, sustainable funding |
Cambodia; Myanmar; Thailand | Limited the effectiveness of health education message/IEC due to limited literary or language barrier in multilingual ethnic groups | |
Ly, 2017 [53] | Cambodia | ~ 10% of participants treated for malaria did not have a confirmed diagnosis |
Cambodia; Uganda; | Low net utilization rates | |
Zhou, 2016 [15] | China | Interventions exclusively to IDP camps, excluding local surrounding villages |
Gueye, 2014 [34] | Namibia | Not appropriate timing of the spray season; Late payment of temporary spray men may have resulted in decreased morale and lower quality of IRS |
China; Myanmar; Thailand | Lack of convenient access to health care facilities/limited access to formal health facility/health message; Transportation constraints to access health care facility | |
Wai, 2014 [36] | Myanmar | A gap in willingness to buy ITNs/LLINs and affordability |
Canavati, 2016 [43] | Short stay of mobile malaria workers; Low utilization of mobile malaria workers | |
Carrara, 2006 [23] | Thailand | 2-day artesunate regimen given, not a standard 3-day regimen |
MOH, Malaysia, 2015 [38] | Malaysia | Undocumented migrant workers are a challenging group to access/trace for the malaria elimination intervention |
Qayum, 2012 [31] | Pakistan | Limited distribution of ITNs; No worn out bed nets were replaced; some were not in a useable state |
Lee, 2009 [25] | Myanmar | Exceeded the capacity to train volunteers or to monitor and evaluate their work; Inadequate training of volunteers and a lack of strong guidelines for recruiting villagers |
Lee, 2009 [25] | Myanmar | Community health workers reluctance to delegate additional responsibilities to the volunteers |
Lee, 2009 [25] | Myanmar | Recruitment, training and supervision of volunteers became more time consuming for clinic staff |
Lee, 2009 [25] | Myanmar | Over-treatment of test-result negative patients by volunteers |
Nyunt, 2014 [35] | Myanmar | Unpleasant insecticide smell of the nets |
The outcome of interventions
Discussion
The major observations in this review are
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Malaria is a health problem amongst MMPs, including mining communities, who had limited access to formal healthcare facilities and low utilization of PPMs such as ITNs;
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Multiple stakeholders including public sectors, local and international agencies, NGOs, private sectors, employers of concern had been supporting the various interventions for malaria control/elimination targeted to these high risk populations;
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Although limited details were provided in the studies, the intermediate outcomes showed some evidence that the intersectoral collaborations contributed to the improvement in knowledge about malaria. This also initiated and promoted bed net utilization; increased access to diagnosis and treatment interventions and contributed towards a reduction in malaria incidence.