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Public Library of Science, PLoS Medicine, 2(8), p. e1000409, 2011

DOI: 10.1371/journal.pmed.1000409

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Two Strategies for the Delivery of IPTc in an Area of Seasonal Malaria Transmission in The Gambia: A Randomised Controlled Trial

Journal article published in 2011 by Kalifa A. Bojang, Francis Akor ORCID, Lesong Conteh ORCID, Emily Webb, Ousman Bittaye, David J. Conway, Momodou Jasseh, Virginia Wiseman ORCID, Paul J. Milligan ORCID, Brian Greenwood
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Abstract

The Expanded Programme on Immunisation (EPI) provides an effective way of delivering intermittent preventive treatment for malaria (IPT) to infants. However, it is uncertain how IPT can be delivered most effectively to older children. Therefore, we have compared two approaches to the delivery of IPT to Gambian children: distribution by village health workers (VHWs) or through reproductive and child health (RCH) trekking teams. In rural areas, RCH trekking teams provide most of the health care to children under the age of 5 years in the Infant Welfare Clinic, and provide antenatal care for pregnant women.