Keziah Malm

Biographic Data

ID7028691
NAMEKeziah Malm
GIVEN NAMESKeziah
FAMILY NAMEMalm
SIGNATUREMALM K
AFFILIATIONSGhana Health Service
ORCID0000-0003-0190-0820
VERIFIEDYes
TOTAL WORKS8
TOTAL CITATIONS0
WORKS AS AUTHOR8
WORKS AS EDITOR0
FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR2017
LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR2026
H-INDEX0

  • Therapeutic efficacy of dihydroartemisinin-piperaquine and artesunate-pyronaridine combinations in the treatment of uncomplicated Plasmodium falciparum malaria in Ghana, 2023

    Open AccessBenjamin Abuaku, Paul Boateng et al.ARTICLEFrontiers in Public Health2026

    Introduction Malaria case management in Ghana is a key intervention within the national malaria elimination agenda. Currently, artesunate-amodiaquine (AS-AQ), artemetherlumefantrine (AL), and artesunate-pyronaridine (AP) are the first-line medicines for treating uncomplicated malaria whilst dihydroartemisinin-piperaquine (DHAP) is the second-line medicine. Methods This was a one-arm prospective evaluation of the clinical, parasitological and haem…

  • Malaria incidence rose following the introduction of neonicotinoid-based IRS in selected districts in northern Ghana

    Open AccessSylvester Coleman, Christian Atta-Obeng et al.ARTICLEPLOS Global Public Health2026

    In Ghana, indoor residual spraying (IRS) has been a key intervention for malaria control since 2008. After seven years of IRS with an organophosphate insecticide, which substantially reduced malaria incidence, IRS programs transitioned to neonicotinoid-based products between 2018 and 2019 as part of an insecticide rotation plan. This change was largely informed by entomological data from a limited number of pilot districts, with little evidence o…

  • Coaching visits and supportive supervision for primary care facilities to improve malaria service data quality in Ghana

    Open AccessAmos Asiedu, Rachel A Haws et al.ARTICLEPLOS Global Public Health2025

    Effective decision-making for malaria prevention and control depends on timely, accurate, and appropriately analyzed and interpreted data. Poor quality data reported into national health management information systems (HMIS) prevent managers at the district level from planning effectively for malaria in Ghana. We analyzed reports from a series of 3 data coaching visits conducted at 231 health facilities in six of Ghana’s 16 regions between Februa…

  • Universal coverage and utilization of free long-lasting insecticidal nets for malaria prevention in Ghana

    Open AccessSeth Kwaku Afagbedzi, Yakubu Alhassan et al.ARTICLEFrontiers in Public Health2023

    Background: Malaria continues to be one of the leading causes of mortality and morbidity, especially among children and pregnant women. The use of Long-Lasting Insecticide Nets (LLINs) has been recognized and prioritized as a major intervention for malaria prevention in Ghana. This study aims to establish the factors influencing the universal coverage and utilization of LLINs in Ghana. Methods: The data used for this study was from a cross-sectio…

  • Indoor residual spraying with a non-pyrethroid insecticide reduces the reservoir of Plasmodium falciparum in a high-transmission area in northern Ghana

    Open AccessKathryn E Tiedje, Abraham Oduro et al.ARTICLEPLOS Global Public Health2022

    High-malaria burden countries in sub-Saharan Africa are shifting from malaria control towards elimination. Hence, there is need to gain a contemporary understanding of how indoor residual spraying (IRS) with non-pyrethroid insecticides when combined with long-lasting insecticidal nets (LLINs) impregnated with pyrethroid insecticides, contribute to the efforts of National Malaria Control Programmes to interrupt transmission and reduce the reservoi…

  • Malaria parasitaemia and mRDT diagnostic performances among symptomatic individuals in selected health care facilities across Ghana

    Open AccessBenjamin Abuaku, Linda Eva Amoah et al.ARTICLEBMC Public Health2021

    Malaria control interventions should be targeted at the general population, and history of antimalarial intake considered a key predictor of malaria slide negativity. Furthermore, HRP2-based mRDTs remain effective diagnostic tool in the management of suspected uncomplicated malaria in the country

  • Probing the composition of Plasmodium species contained in malaria infections in the Eastern region of Ghana

    Open AccessLinda Eva Amoah, Dickson Donu et al.ARTICLEBMC Public Health2019

    The high rate of misidentification of non-falciparum parasites and the total absence of detection of P. ovale by microscopy suggests that more sensitive malaria diagnostic tools including molecular assays are required to accurately determine the prevalence of carriers of non-falciparum parasites and low density P. falciparum infections, especially during national surveillance exercises. Additionally, malaria control interventions targeting the no…

  • Towards malaria control and elimination in Ghana

    Open AccessTimothy Awine, Keziah Malm et al.ARTICLEGlobal Health Action2017

    Ghana is classified as being in the malaria control phase, according to the global malaria elimination program. With many years of policy development and control interventions, malaria specific mortality among children less than 5 years old has declined from 14.4% in 2000 to 0.6% in 2012. However, the same level of success has not been achieved with malaria morbidity. The recently adopted 2015-2020 Ghana strategic action plan aims to reduce the b…