SMC cycle | 1 | 2, 3 and 4 | End of malaria season | ||||
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Timelines (days) | Day 0–1 | Day 0 | Day 1 | Days 2 and 3 | Days 4–6 |  |  |
Study procedures | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Passive surveillance | Â |
 Informed consent ± assent | X |  |  |  |  |  | |
 Enrolment and questionnaire administration to parent/caregivers |  | X |  |  |  |  | |
 Distribution of collecting bottles for stool sample | X |  |  |  |  |  | |
 Sample collection (finger-prick blood, urine, stool) |  | X |  |  |  |  | |
Randomisation | Â | X | Â | Â | Â | Â | |
 Group 1: vitamin A + zinc |  | X | AQ + SP | AQ |  |  | |
 Group 2: PZQ + vitamin A |  | X | AQ + SP | AQ |  |  | |
 Group 3: ALB + PZQ |  | X | AQ + SP | AQ |  |  | |
 Safety assessments |  | X | X | X | X |  | |
Post-intervention survey | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | X | |
 Sample collection: finger-prick |  |  |  |  |  | X | |
 Sample collection: stool |  |  |  |  |  | X | |
 Sample collection: urine |  |  |  |  |  | X |