Impact of a malaria intervention package in schools on <i>Plasmodium</i> infection, anaemia and cognitive function in schoolchildren in Mali: a pragmatic cluster-randomised trial

Abstract

The combination of malaria prevention education, LLINs and IPCs can reduce anaemia and improve sustained attention of school children in areas of highly seasonal transmission. These findings highlight the impact of asymptomatic malaria infection on cognitive performance in schoolchildren and the benefit of IPCs in reducing this burden. Additionally, malaria control in schools can help diminish the infectious reservoir that sustains <i>Plasmodium</i> transmission.