Table 1 Intervention components by study arm

1. Malaria intervention

• Testing school children for malaria using rapid diagnostic tests

• Children testing RDT positive (both symptomatic and asymptomatic) treated using artemetherlumefantrine

• Height, weight, and hemoglobin concentration also measured at baseline, mid-term, and end-term assessments

• Educational assessments

2. Literacy intervention

• Teacher training program on improved methods of instruction

• Instructional materials support

• Text message support

• Height, weight, and hemoglobin concentration also measured at baseline, mid-term, and end-term assessments

• Educational assessments

3. Malaria + literacy intervention

A combination of literacy intervention and malaria intervention activities

4. Control schools

• No literacy or malaria interventions

• Educational assessments

• Height, weight, and hemoglobin concentration also measured at baseline, mid-term, and end-term assessments