The intervention and its implementation
malaria, anaemia
MALARIA, ANAEMIA
The intervention was malaria prevention education. The content of the intervention package was developed after exploring the parent’s perception of the cause of malaria and their malaria prevention experience [Two science teachers and a school director from each intervention schools were trained by the research team from Arba Minch University. The trained teachers provided the intervention to the selected SAC and their parents separately. The intervention was planned to be delivered twice per annum, once each semester. However, due to the COVID-19 pandemic and associated prevention measures, the intervention was given once in December 2019. To minimize dropouts and increase adherence to the intervention, sensitization of the students as there is malaria prevention education was done about two days before the date of delivery of the intervention by the trained teachers. Nothing is done to students in the control arm except prevention measures underway by the national malaria control program.The intervention was hypothesized to reduce the prevalence of malaria and associated morbidities among SAC. As indicated in Fig. 
Model on causal pathway of MPE on malaria, anaemia and cognitive development of SAC, 2019