A cost analysis comparing seasonal malaria chemoprevention with and without Vitamin A supplementation among under-5 children in Nigeria
Integrating VAS with SMC campaigns increases the cost by US$0.24 per child, a modest increment considering the potential health benefits. The results support the feasibility of this integration, in terms of cost, to combat child mortality from malaria and malnutrition in Nigeria. Further research is recommended to explore the cost-effectiveness of this integrated distribution model.
Authors
- Eva Bazant (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1212-8410)
- Kolawole Maxwell (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0008-0077-5726)
- Olujide Arije (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5192-3698)
- Abimbola Phillips
- Olusola Oresanya (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8261-705X)
- Nneka Onwu (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8150-1098)
- Kunle Rotimi (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7086-4347)
- Emmanuel Shekarau
- Jesujuwonlo Fadipe
Institutions
- Malaria Consortium (GB)
- The Task Force for Global Health (US)
- National Primary Health Care Development Agency (NG)
- Obafemi Awolowo University (NG)
Publication Details
- Journal
- PLoS ONE
- Published
- 2025-10-08
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0315655
- Primary Topic
- Child Nutrition and Water Access
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00