Table 1 Main themes covered during the workshop on anti-malaria interventions

Day 1

Research program’s description

Presentation of the Kaya health observatory: research and evaluation

Implementation and effects of anti-malaria interventions: research objectives

Component 1: Implementation of malaria control interventions

The malaria control program in Burkina Faso has been well implemented but limited coverage and delays may have limited its effectiveness

Community health workers’ perceptions of their involvement in malaria management are conducive to good performance

Component 2: Effects of malaria prevention and treatment interventions

Rapid diagnostic tests for malaria are useful but are not always available or considered for diagnosis and prescription

The availability of malaria rapid diagnostic tests has not led to a change in prescribing practices

Children under five are rarely referred to a community health worker when they have fever

Households needs have not been met by the 2010 distribution campaign of impregnated mosquito nets

Day 2

Component 3: Local epidemiology of malaria and intervention strategies

Prevalence and spatio-temporal concentration of malaria in Kaya district

The practical implications of micro-territorial variations in malaria transmission

The concentration of sick children in families and their involvement in the screening and treatment of siblings

Component 4: Health equity

Effects of free healthcare access

Perception of quality and costs of care in a context of free healthcare access

National health insurance and risk-sharing

Knowledge brokering as part of a research program: a mixed study

Leadership and performance of health workers: study protocol