The CRITICal study aims to estimate the effectiveness of intermittent preventive treatment in school children (IPTsc) with dihydroartemisinin-piperaquine (DP) for reducing community level malaria burden. Given that school-aged children are the primary drivers of transmission, the study hypothesis is that IPTsc will reduce this infectious reservoir and thus the burden of malaria in persons of all ages in surrounding communities.
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Number of cases of laboratory-confirmed malaria diagnosed among patients residing in the target area during the period the intervention is implemented
Timeframe: 24 months after intervention implemented