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The problem
Intervention: Intermittent preventive treatment of malaria in schoolchildren (IPTsc) using dihydroartemisinin-piperaquine delivered by schoolteachers, three annual rounds aligned with malaria transmission seasons
Who it was tested with: School-aged children (5-15 years) in primary schools in Tanzania, high malaria endemic area; 1,971 in intervention arm and 1,781 in control arm for effectiveness evaluation.
Children or communities are compared with a group that did not receive the intervention, or followed over years. This is the design that best separates what the intervention did from everything else that changed.
"This study used a cluster-randomised design in which each ward (cluster) was assigned to implement IPTsc or serve as a control. All schoolchildren in primary schools under the intervention arm received three annual rounds of DP aligned with malaria transmission seasons." This demonstrates a randomised comparison design with clearly defined intervention and control arms measuring specified outcomes in a defined population.
The effectiveness evaluation was limited to 24 schools despite large-scale implementation across 127 schools. Study period included COVID-19 disruptions. Limited information on long-term sustainability beyond the study period.
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