1,488
Participants
Start Date
June 30, 2013
Primary Completion Date
November 30, 2013
Study Completion Date
November 30, 2013
dihydroartemisinin-piperaquine
Treatment will be given to all malaria-positive individuals on microscopic examination. The dosage will be calculated based on body weight. The drug that will be given is 3-day dihydroartemisinin-piperaquine (DHP) treatment. The drug will be given by health care personnel at their houses assisted by health care volunteers of the integrated health post (Posyandu cadre).
primaquine
One day primaquine (PQ) treatment will be given for P. falciparum infected subjects. For patients who are infected by P. vivax and P. ovale,PQ will be given for 14 days
Kecamatan Wewiku, Betun
Walter and Eliza Hall Institute of Medical Research
OTHER
Indonesia University
OTHER