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Eff ect of intermittent preventive treatment of malaria on health and education in schoolchildren: a cluster-randomised, double-blind, placebo-controlled trial

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2008-07-18
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Clarke, Siân E
Jukes, Matthew C H
Njagi, J Kiambo
Khasakhala, Lincoln
Cundill, Bonnie
Otido, Julius
Crudder, Christopher
Estambale, Benson B.
Brooker, Simon
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Abstract/Overview

Malaria is a major cause of morbidity and mortality in early childhood, yet its consequences for health and education during the school-age years remain poorly understood. We examined the effect of intermittent preventive treatment (IPT) in reducing anaemia and improving classroom attention and educational achievement in semi-immune schoolchildren in an area of high perennial transmission.

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https://doi.org/10.1016/S0140-6736(08)61034-X

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ScienceDirect
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olume 372, Issue 9633, 12–18 July 2008, Pages 127-138;
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https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S014067360861034X
https://doi.org/10.1016/S0140-6736(08)61034-X
http://ir.jooust.ac.ke:8080/xmlui/handle/123456789/1325
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