Impact of school-based malaria case management on school attendance, health and education outcomes: a cluster randomised trial in southern Malawi.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

Evidence indicates children who suffer from ill-health are less likely to attend or complete schooling. Malaria is an important cause of morbidity and mortality in school-age children. However, they are less likely to receive malaria treatment at health facilities and evidence for how to improve schoolchildren's access to care is limited. This study aimed to evaluate the impact of a programme of school-based malaria case management on schoolchildren's attendance, health and education.

Methods

A cluster randomised controlled trial was conducted in 58 primary schools in Zomba District, Malawi, 2011-2015. The intervention, implemented in 29 randomly selected schools, provided malaria rapid diagnostic tests and artemisinin-based combination therapy to diagnose and t

SUBMITTER: Halliday KE 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7042571 | biostudies-literature | 2020

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature