Table 3.

Simulated malaria incidence in children given DHA-PQ seasonal malaria chemoprevention, following the WHO 2010 and 2015 dosing recommendations

	Dosing regimen (WHO 2010)	Increased dosing regimen (WHO 2015)	Relative reduction (%)
Malaria incidence (%) at day 60, a single treatment	33.0 (24.0–43.3)	22.5 (17.5–34.5)	32.3
Malaria incidence (%) at day 120, three months of SMC	27.0 (14.5–45.0)	16.5 (9.00–26.0)	38.8
Malaria incidence (%) at day 90, three months of SMC	12.0 (4.23–27.0)	5.00 (1.50–10.5)	58.3
Malaria incidence (%) at day 120, four months of SMC	13.0 (0.40–30.0)	5.50 (1.50–11.5)	57.6

All values are reported as median (95% confidence interval) unless otherwise specified

SMC seasonal malaria chemoprevention, WHO World Health Organization