Cost-effectiveness of malaria intermittent preventive treatment in infants (IPTi) in Mozambique and the United Republic of Tanzania

• Main Authors: Guy Hutton (Author), David Schellenberg (Author), Fabrizio Tediosi (Author), Eusebio Macete (Author), Elizeus Kahigwa (Author), Betuel Sigauque (Author), Xavier Mas (Author), Marta Trapero (Author), Marcel Tanner (Author), Antoni Trilla (Author), Pedro Alonso (Author), Clara Menendez (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: The World Health Organization, 2009-02-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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OBJECTIVE: To estimate the cost-effectiveness of malaria intermittent preventive treatment in infants (IPTi) using sulfadoxine-pyrimethamine (SP). METHODS: In two previous IPTi trials in Ifakara (United Republic of Tanzania) and Manhiça (Mozambique), SP was administered three times to infants befor...