Impact of seasonal malaria chemoprevention: a plausibility evaluation of routine data from health facilities in three implementing states in Nigeria.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Seasonal malaria chemoprevention (SMC) has been recommended by the World Health Organization since 2012 for eligible children in areas where malaria transmission is highly seasonal and intense. By 2024, SMC had been successfully implemented in all 21 eligible states in Nigeria. Given this widespread implementation, there has been increasing interest in understanding the impact of the intervention under programmatic conditions. This study assessed changes in malaria case incidence and related epidemiological outcomes among the target population of children aged 3-59 months in three SMC implementing states in Nigeria.

Methods

The study employed a pre-post plausibility evaluation design. Data from routine health management information systems were extracted from sele

SUBMITTER: Ikechukwu EC 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12606922 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature