Effect of nutrient supplementation on the incidence of uncomplicated malaria
malaria
MALARIA
From the start of the intervention until the end of the follow-up, 774 uncomplicated malaria cases were diagnosed in 1037 children. A total of 297 cases were observed in SMC-A arm while 245 and 232 cases were observed in SMC-AZc and SMC-APd arms, respectively. A representation of the temporal dynamic of uncomplicated malaria cases was provided in Fig. Cumulative incidence of uncomplicated malaria. Number of admissions to the health facilities due to uncomplicated malaria diagnosed clinically and confirmed by RDT per study arm form the beginning of the intervention to the end of the follow-up period. Note that each participant can contribute more than one episode of uncomplicated malaria over the study period. Blue curve represents control arm while green and red curves represent Plumpy’Doz and Zinc arm, respectivelyA reduction of 18% and 23% in the risk of having uncomplicated malaria was observed in SMC-AZc and SMC-APd arms respectively compared to the control arm (Table Effect of the intervention on the incidence of uncomplicated malaria