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Titre :	The effect of providing fansidar (sulfadoxine-pyrimethamine) in schools on mortality in school-age children in Malawi. (2003)
Auteurs :	Omrana PASHA ; Joy DEL ROSSO ; David MARSH ; MUKAKA (Mary) : MWI. Field Office. Save the Children. Malawi. Mangochi. ; Office of Health. International Programs. Save the Children Federation. Westport. CT. USA
Type de document :	Article
Dans :	Lancet (The) (vol. 361, n° 9357, 2003)
Pagination :	577-578
Langues:	Anglais
Mots-clés :	Paludisme ; Parasitose ; Infection ; Epidémiologie ; Chimiothérapie ; Prévention santé ; Enfant 6 9 ans ; Enfant ; Homme ; Malawi ; Afrique ; Mortalité ; Médicament antiinfectieux
Résumé :	[BDSP. Notice produite par INIST-CNRS ieR0xPw9. Diffusion soumise à autorisation]. Malaria is a major cause of death in school-age (5-18 years) children In Malawi. Save the Children Federation helped schools In Mangochi District, Malawi, to obtain pupil-treatment kits, which enabled teachers to dispense sulfadoxine-pyrimethamine tablets according to national guidelines. The overall and malaria-specific mortality rates were calculated for the 3 years before and 2 years after the intervention was Introduced ; rates dropped from 2.2 to 1.44 deaths/1000 student-years and from 1-28 to 0-44 deaths/1000 student-years, respectively. School-based interventions could play a part In mitigating malaria.

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