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Sarah Donegan
Researcher at University of Liverpool
Publications - 44
Citations - 3205
Sarah Donegan is an academic researcher from University of Liverpool. The author has contributed to research in topics: Randomized controlled trial & Cochrane Library. The author has an hindex of 21, co-authored 39 publications receiving 2682 citations. Previous affiliations of Sarah Donegan include Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine.
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Is Dengue Vector Control Deficient in Effectiveness or Evidence?: Systematic Review and Meta-analysis.
TL;DR: This review and meta-analysis demonstrate the remarkable paucity of reliable evidence for the effectiveness of any dengue vector control method and recommends standardised studies of higher quality to evaluate and compare methods must be prioritised to optimise cost-effective d Dengue prevention.
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Deworming drugs for soil-transmitted intestinal worms in children: effects on nutritional indicators, haemoglobin, and school performance
TL;DR: The effects of giving deworming drugs to children to treat soil‐transmitted helminths on weight, haemoglobin, and cognition; and the evidence of impact on physical well‐being, school attendance, school performance, and mortality are summarized.
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Artemisinin-based combination therapy for treating uncomplicated malaria.
TL;DR: Dihydroartemisinin-piperaquine is another effective first-line treatment for P. falciparum malaria and ACTs with long half-lives may provide some benefit, while the performance of the non-ACT (amodiaquine plus sulfadoxine-pyrimethamine) falls below WHO recommendations for first- line therapy in parts of Africa.
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Rapid diagnostic tests for diagnosing uncomplicated P. falciparum malaria in endemic countries
Katharine Abba,Jonathan J Deeks,Piero Olliaro,Cho-Min Naing,Sally M Jackson,Yemisi Takwoingi,Sarah Donegan,Paul Garner +7 more
TL;DR: Overall, HRP-2 antibody-based RDTs for detecting P. falciparum parasitaemia in persons living in endemic areas who present to ambulatory healthcare facilities with symptoms suggestive of malaria by type and brand were accurate.
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Interpretation of subgroup analyses in systematic reviews: A tutorial
TL;DR: In this article, the authors developed a tutorial with the aim of improving the interpretation of subgroup analyses in reviews, and demonstrated how to interpret subgroup analysis using theoretical examples and a real-life sub-group analysis with clinical context.