Intermittent Screening and Treatment (IST) or Intermittent Preventive Treatment (IPT) with Dihydroartemisinin-Piperaquine, versus IPT with Sulphadoxine-Pyrimethamine: Assessment of Acceptability, Feasibility and Cost-effectiveness within a RCT

Objectives

The overall goal of this project was to determine the acceptability and feasibility of implementation of ISTp-DP and IPTp-DP versus IPTp-SP, specifically, to determine the acceptability of IPTp-DP and ISTp-DP versus IPTp-SP among health providers and pregnant women in trial and operational contexts, to implement IPTp-DP and ISTp-DP and assess the systems effectiveness of delivery and identify potential facilitating and blocking factors under operational conditions, and to develop guidelines for implementation of IPTp-DP or ISTp-DP at scale based on the findings of the trial and feasibility study.