Intermittent screening and treatment for malaria complementary to routine immunisation in the first year of life in Papua, Indonesia: a cluster randomised superiority trial

Abstract Background In Papua (Indonesia), infants with P. falciparum and/or P. vivax malaria are at risk of severe anaemia and death. We hypothesized that in an area of high malaria transmission, intermittent screening and treatment of infants with malaria (ISTi) will reduce morbidity compared to pa...

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Main Authors: Jeanne Rini Poespoprodjo, Hafiidhaturrahmah, Novita Sariyanti, Ratni Indrawanti, Alistair R. D. McLean, Julie A. Simpson, Enny Kenangalem, Faustina Helena Burdam, Rintis Noviyanti, Leily Trianty, Chairunisa Fadhilah, Yati Soenarto, Ric N. Price
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2022-06-01
Series:BMC Medicine
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s12916-022-02394-1