629
Participants
Start Date
April 30, 2012
Primary Completion Date
May 31, 2013
Study Completion Date
May 31, 2013
SP/amodiaquine
One dose of SP (500 mg sulfadoxine plus 25 mg pyrimethamine, or half of the dose if body weight =\< 10 kg) and three daily doses of Amodiaquine (1. Day: 200 mg, 2. Day: 200 mg and 3. Day: 100 mg, or half of the dose each day if body weight =\< 10 kg), every three months, i.e. 3 times during 9 consecutive months.
FeFum fortified porridge
6 times per week supply of iron fortified porridge (25 g portion containing 5.8 mg of iron: 2 mg as NaFeEDTA + 3.8 mg as ferrous fumarate) for 9 months.
SP/Amodiaquine + FeFum fortified porridge
"One dose of SP (500 mg sulfadoxine plus 25 mg pyrimethamine, or half of the dose if body weight =\< 10 kg) and three daily doses of Amodiaquine (1. Day: 200 mg, 2. Day: 200 mg and 3. Day: 100 mg, or half of the dose each day if body weight =\< 10 kg), every three months, i.e. 3 times during 9 consecutive months.~6 times per week supply of iron fortified porridge (25 g portion containing 5.8 mg of iron: 2 mg as NaFeEDTA + 3.8 mg as ferrous fumarate) for 9 months."
Ferric pyrophosphate fortified porridge
6 days per week supply of iron fortified porridge (25 g portion containing 5.8 mg of iron: 2 mg as NaFeEDTA + 3.8 mg as ferric pyrophosphate) for 9 months.
Placebo
Placebo of SP/Amodiaquine every 3 months for 9 months. No dietary intervention.
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Swiss Tropical & Public Health Institute
OTHER
Swiss National Science Foundation
OTHER
Swiss Federal Institute of Technology
OTHER