Pregnant women and infants as sentinel groups for monitoring impact of interventions to reduce malaria transmission in the general population

Objectives

The objectives of this study are:

1. To assess the operational, logistical, and epidemiological feasibility of using specific sentinel populations attending reproductive and child health (RCH) clinics to monitor the impact of malaria control; and
2. To determine acceptability/completeness/timeliness of monthly reporting by two RCH staff using mobile phone-based tools.