Examination of factors impacting spitting or vomiting among children under 5 years of age during seasonal malaria chemoprevention: a quantitative study in Burkina Faso, Chad, Nigeria and Togo

Examination of factors impacting spitting or vomiting among children under 5 years of age during seasonal malaria chemoprevention: a quantitative study in Burkina Faso, Chad, Nigeria and Togo

Abstract Background Since 2012, the World Health Organization has recommended seasonal malaria chemoprevention (SMC) with sulfadoxine-pyrimethamine plus amodiaquine (SPAQ) for children aged 3–⁠59 months in regions where malaria transmission is seasonal. Full ingestion of SMC medicines without spitti...

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Main Authors: Chen Gao, Sikai Huang, Taiwo Ibinaiye, Benoît Sawadogo, Adama Traore, Cheick Saïd Compaoré, Fantche Awokou, Chukwudi A. Nnaji, Kevin Baker, Duoquan Wang, Sol Richardson
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2024-11-01
Series:Tropical Medicine and Health
Subjects:
Malaria
Cross-sectional survey
Child health
Chemoprophylaxis
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s41182-024-00642-z
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