Impact of malaria control and enhanced literacy instruction on educational outcomes among Kenyan school children: a multi-sectoral, prospective, randomised evaluation
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Date
2013-10Author
Brooker, Simon
Inyega, Hellen
Estambale, Benson
Njagi, Kiambo
Juma, Elizabeth
Jones, Caroline
Goodman, Catherine
Jukes, Matthew
Language
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Background: Improving the health of school-aged children can yield substantial benefits for
cognitive development and educational achievement. However, there is limited experimental
evidence on the benefits of school-based malaria prevention or how health interventions interact
with other efforts to improve education quality. This impact evaluation aimed to evaluate the impact
of school-based malaria prevention and enhanced literacy instruction on the health and educational
achievement of school children in Kenya.
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Brooker, S., Inyega, H., Estambale, B.,Njagi, K., Juma, E., Jones, C., Goodman, C. and Jukes, M., 2013 Impact of malaria control and enhanced literacy instruction on educational outcomes among Kenyan school children: a multi-sectoral, prospective, randomised evaluation, 3ie Draft Grantee Final ReportPublisher
University of Nairobi
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