Criteria for receiving IPTsc drugs
allergic
CHRONIC HEART DISEASE
The implementation mimicked a real-life scenario, where all children (regardless of sex), aged 5 years and above in class 1 to 7 in public primary schools of selected wards were eligible for IPTsc. However, for safety concerns, drugs were not given to children known to be allergic to ACT, on treatment for chronic heart disease, or those who were taking anti-malarial drug in a week coinciding with IPTsc administration or who had just finished an anti-malarial course within a week prior to IPTsc administration (Additional file 