Measuring the impact of seasonal malaria chemoprevention as part of routine malaria control in Kita, Mali.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Seasonal malaria chemoprevention (SMC) is a new strategy recommended by WHO in areas of highly seasonal transmission in March 2012. Although randomized controlled trials (RCTs) have shown SMC to be highly effective, evidence and experience from routine implementation of SMC are limited.

Methods

A non-randomized pragmatic trial with pre-post design was used, with one intervention district (Kita), where four rounds of SMC with sulfadoxine + amodiaquine (SP + AQ) took place in August-November 2014, and one comparison district (Bafoulabe). The primary aims were to evaluate SMC coverage and reductions in prevalence of malaria and anaemia when SMC is delivered through routine programmes using existing community health workers. Children aged 3-59 months from 15 selected

SUBMITTER: Diawara F 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5553795 | biostudies-literature | 2017 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature