Measuring the impact of SMC on malaria prevalence and case distribution compared to predicted estimates from a transmission model in Burkina Faso
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Authors: Monica A. de Cola, Benoit Sawadogo, Cheick Campaore, Gauthier Tougri, Sol Richardson, Arantxa Roca-Feltrer, Christian Rassi, Patrick Walker, Lucy Okell
Analysing prevalence trends and age distribution of cases is a useful method for estimating the impact of SMC in Burkina Faso.
Clinical trials of seasonal malaria chemoprevention (SMC) show high impact, with around 80–85 percent of cases averted in children under five. Now that SMC is routinely provided, it is important to monitor ongoing impact to assess whether effectiveness remains high, and to provide early indications of problems with coverage, adherence or drug efficacy. We are developing a model-based analysis framework that draws information from routine case data from the national health management information system (HMIS) and cross-sectional prevalence surveys (District Health Surveys/Malaria Indicator Surveys, DHS/MIS) to estimate ongoing impact of SMC.
This poster was presented at the 71st annual meeting of the American Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene.
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