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. 2006 Apr 19;2006(2):CD005966. doi: 10.1002/14651858.CD005966

Masinde 1998.

Methods Randomized controlled trial
Generation of allocation sequence: not stated
Allocation concealment: not stated
Blinding: 'blinded', not explicitly stated to be double blind
Inclusion of all randomized participants: 69/85 (81.2%) received all 3 doses
Length of follow up: 3 months after third dose
Participants 85 adults
Inclusion criteria: age 18 to 50 years; resident in study area
Exclusion criteria: thrombocytopenia; granulocytopenia, anaemia; pregnancy; gastritis; abnormal liver function; pelvic mass; cholelithiasis; hypertension; asthma; respiratory infection; heart murmur; chest pain
Interventions 1. 3 doses of SPf66 given at 3 to 4 month intervals either intramuscularly (27 participants) or subcutaneously (28 participants)
 2. Hepatitis B Engerix, given intramuscularly (30 participants)
Quinine (10 mg/kg 3 times a day for 3 days) and doxycycline (100 mg twice a day for 7 days) given 1 week after doses 2 and 3
Outcomes 1. Prevalence of parasitaemia, 2 and 3 months after immunization
 2. Infection with specific Plasmodium falciparum types as detected by polymerase chain reaction (PCR)
Notes Location: Siaya district, Nyanza province, Kenya, a highly endemic area with EIR of 6 to 30 infective bites per month during April to August
Date: 1995
Method of surveillance: weekly blood slides