Safety and effectiveness of delivering mass drug administration for helminths through the seasonal malaria chemoprevention platform among Senegalese children: study protocol for a randomised controlled trial
Abstract Background Malaria remains a major health problem, especially in sub-Saharan Africa where more than 90% of the disease and where nearly all deaths occur in children. Adding to this high burden is the co-existence of intestinal and genito-urinary helminth infections. Existing control program...
Main Authors: | Muhammed O. Afolabi, Doudou Sow, Jean Louis A. Ndiaye, Brian Greenwood |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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BMC
2022-08-01
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Series: | Trials |
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Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.1186/s13063-022-06579-0 |
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