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BOHEMIA: Broad One Health Endectocide-based Malaria Intervention in Africa-a phase III cluster-randomized, open-label, clinical trial to study the safety and efficacy of ivermectin mass drug administration to reduce malaria transmission in two African settings

Publicated to:Trials. 24 (1): 128- - 2023-02-21 24(1), DOI: 10.1186/s13063-023-07098-2

Authors: Chaccour, C; Casellas, A; Hammann, F; Ruiz-Castillo, P; Nicolas, P; Montaña, J; Mael, M; Selvaraj, P; Duthaler, U; Mrema, S; Kakolwa, M; Lyimo, I; Okumu, F; Marathe, A; Schürch, R; Elobolobo, E; Sacoor, C; Saute, F; Xia, K; Jones, C; Rist, C; Maia, M; Rabinovich, NR

Affiliations

Barcelona Inst Global Hlth, ISGlobal, Barcelona, Spain - Author
Bill & Melinda Gates Fdn, Seattle, WA USA - Author
Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, Seattle, United States - Author
Centro de Investigação em Saúde de Manhiça, Manhiça, Mozambique - Author
Ctr Invest Biomed Red Enfermedades Infecciosas, Madrid, Spain - Author
Ctr Invest Saude Manhica, Manhica, Mozambique - Author
Ifakara Health Institute, Ifakara, Tanzania - Author
Ifakara Hlth Inst, Ifakara, Tanzania - Author
ISGlobal, Barcelona Institute for Global Health, Barcelona, Spain - Author
KEMRI Wellcome Trust Res Programme, Kilifi, Kenya - Author
KEMRI Wellcome Trust Research Programme, Kilifi, Kenya - Author
TH Chan Harvard Sch Publ Hlth, Boston, MA USA - Author
Univ Basel, Basel, Switzerland - Author
Univ Hosp Bern, Inselspital, Bern, Switzerland - Author
Univ Navarra, Pamplona, Spain - Author
Univ Virginia, Charlottesville, VA USA - Author
University Basel, Basel, Switzerland - Author
Virginia Polytech Inst & State Univ, Blacksburg, VA USA - Author
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Abstract

Keywords
cluster-randomizedendectocidesimpactivermectinlethalmozambiquevectorAfricaAlbendazoleAnimalAnimalsAnophelesArticleBovineCattleChildClinical evaluationClinical trialCluster-randomizedCohort analysisControlled studyCulicidaeDrug efficacyDrug safetyEndectocidesFollow upHealth care facilityHumanHumansIncidenceInsecticideInsecticidesIvermectinKenyaLivestockMalariaMass drug administrationMosquitoMosquito controlMosquito vectorMosquito vectorsMozambiqueOne healthOutcome assessmentParasitologyPhase 3 clinical trialPrevalenceProceduresProspective studyRandomized controlled trialSeasonal variationSingle drug doseTreatment duration

Quality index

Bibliometric impact. Analysis of the contribution and dissemination channel

The work has been published in the journal Trials due to its progression and the good impact it has achieved in recent years, according to the agency Scopus (SJR), it has become a reference in its field. In the year of publication of the work, 2023, it was in position , thus managing to position itself as a Q2 (Segundo Cuartil), in the category Medicine (Miscellaneous). Notably, the journal is positioned en el Cuartil Q3 for the agency WoS (JCR) in the category Medicine, Research & Experimental.

From a relative perspective, and based on the normalized impact indicator calculated from the Field Citation Ratio (FCR) of the Dimensions source, it yields a value of: 15.07, which indicates that, compared to works in the same discipline and in the same year of publication, it ranks as a work cited above average. (source consulted: Dimensions May 2025)

Specifically, and according to different indexing agencies, this work has accumulated citations as of 2025-05-20, the following number of citations:

  • WoS: 14
  • Scopus: 19
  • Europe PMC: 3
  • OpenCitations: 12
Impact and social visibility

From the perspective of influence or social adoption, and based on metrics associated with mentions and interactions provided by agencies specializing in calculating the so-called "Alternative or Social Metrics," we can highlight as of 2025-05-20:

  • The use, from an academic perspective evidenced by the Altmetric agency indicator referring to aggregations made by the personal bibliographic manager Mendeley, gives us a total of: 104.
  • The use of this contribution in bookmarks, code forks, additions to favorite lists for recurrent reading, as well as general views, indicates that someone is using the publication as a basis for their current work. This may be a notable indicator of future more formal and academic citations. This claim is supported by the result of the "Capture" indicator, which yields a total of: 101 (PlumX).

With a more dissemination-oriented intent and targeting more general audiences, we can observe other more global scores such as:

  • The Total Score from Altmetric: 7.7.
  • The number of mentions on the social network X (formerly Twitter): 9 (Altmetric).

It is essential to present evidence supporting full alignment with institutional principles and guidelines on Open Science and the Conservation and Dissemination of Intellectual Heritage. A clear example of this is:

  • The work has been submitted to a journal whose editorial policy allows open Open Access publication.
Leadership analysis of institutional authors

This work has been carried out with international collaboration, specifically with researchers from: Kenya; Mozambique; Switzerland; Tanzania; United States of America.

There is a significant leadership presence as some of the institution’s authors appear as the first or last signer, detailed as follows: First Author (CHACCOUR, CARLOS JAVIER) and Last Author (RABINOVICH, NELLY REGINA).

the author responsible for correspondence tasks has been CHACCOUR, CARLOS JAVIER.