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. 2006 Oct 18;2006(4):CD006198. doi: 10.1002/14651858.CD006198

Guiguemde 1990.

Methods Randomized controlled trial
Generation of allocation sequence: stated to be randomized, but method not clear
Allocation concealment: unclear
Blinding: double blind
Inclusion of all randomized participants: 109/123 (88.6%) infants completed the study
Length of follow up: 5 months
Participants Number: 123 infants
Inclusion criteria: age 3 to 5 months; weight > 3 kg; good general health; parents' consent
Exclusion criteria: fever ≥ 38 °C; positive blood slide for Plasmodium falciparum
Interventions 1. (NANP)3‐tetanus toxoid vaccine: 3 doses (subcutaneous, 100 µg)
 2. Tetanus toxoid (TT) and NANP)3‐TT vaccine: 2 doses TT and 1 dose vaccine
 3. Tetanus toxoid (TT): 3 doses, 1 month apart (Expanded Programme of Immunization (EPI) schedule)
Outcomes 1. Infection with malaria
 2. Cases of malaria (case definition: rectal temperature ≥ 38 °C with P. falciparum density ≥ 10,000/µL and no other aetiology for the fever)
 3. Anaemia (packed cell volume)
 4. Proportion with seroconversion to NANP at day 75
 5. Proportion with "efficacious seroconversion" (4‐fold elevation in titre) at day 75
 6. Absence of parasites at end of immunization
 7. Adverse events
Notes Location: Vallee du Ko, north of Bobo‐Dioulasso, Burkina Faso; area of permanent malaria transmission with maxima in July and November