Seasonal Malaria Chemoprevention With or Without Lipid-based Nutrient Supplement in Children Aged 6-59 Months in Mali

Seasonal Malaria Chemoprevention With or Without Lipid-based Nutrient Supplement in Children Aged 6-59 Months in Kolokani Circle, Koulikoro Region, Mali, August-November 2016: Interventional Matched-pair Clustered Cohort

SMC LNS Mali is a interventional matched-pair clustered cohort carried out between August and November 2017 in 18 health areas in Kolokani Circle, Koulikoro region, Mali.

The objective of this study is to determine whether the association SMC and LNS reduces the number of confirmed malaria cases among children 6-59 months during the monthly SMC distribution sessions.

Main objective:

To compare confirmed cases of malaria among children aged 6-59 months between the group receiving SMC combined with LNS (intervention group) and the group receiving only SMC (control group) during the monthly SMC distribution sessions (4 rounds)

Secondary objectives:

To compare among children aged 6-59 months between two groups

• Fever cases
• Acute malnutrition cases (global, moderate and severe)
• Medical referral cases and their reasons

Study site:

The study is conducted in 18 health areas in Kolokani Circle, Koulikoro region, Mali. Each group (intervention and control groups) is composed of 9 health areas.

Number of participants:

Between 17500 and 22000 in each group (estimation)

Inclusion Criteria:

• Being between 6 and 59 months old
• Resident in the study area
• Signed informed consent of the mother or the child's guardian

Exclusion Criteria:

• Children allergic to milk, peanuts, sulfadoxine-pyrimethamine or amodiaquine