Results
From 9 to 22 June 2022, 644 children aged 1–14 years living in villages in Saraya district were recruited, and from 18 to 25 November 2022, a post-intervention survey on the enrolled children was conducted. A total of 627 children were randomized into the three groups as follows: control group: SMC + Vitamin A + Zinc = 214; treatment group 1: SMC + PZQ + Vitamin A = 207; treatment group 2: SMC + PZQ + ALB = 206. Approximately two-third of children in each treatment group were aged 5–14 years. Half of the children in each treatment group were female. Figure CONSORT diagram showing the flow of the study participants, Saraya, 2022