Long-term impact of malaria chemoprophylaxis on cognitive abilities and educational attainment: follow-up of a controlled trial.

Objectives: We investigated the long-term impact of early childhood malaria prophylaxis on cognitive and educational outcomes.

Design: This was a household-based cluster-controlled intervention trial.

Setting: The study was conducted in 15 villages situated between 32 km to the east and 22 km to the west of the town of Farafenni, the Gambia, on the north bank of the River Gambia.