Rectal Artesunate Information Education and Communication implementation study (RASIEC) - a cohort study to evaluation the impact on patient referal through the introduction of a quality IEC toolkit.

A cohort study in Malawi assessing whether access to targeted Rectal Artesunate Information Education and Communication (RASIEC) increases early presentation for RAS pre-referral treatment by caregivers and treatment with onward referral by front line village health workers.

Status

Active, not recruiting

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Interventional

Source

PACTR

Registry ID

PACTR201906720882512

Enrollment

114

Registered

2019-06-20

Start date

2019-04-05

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2026-09-14

For informational purposes only — not medical advice. Sourced from public registries and may not reflect the latest updates. Terms

Conditions

Malaria

Interventions

Salima

Ntchisi control arm

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

All

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: Household survey (HHS): • Household parent / primary caregiver of children 5 years and under • Signed consent form from parent / guardian • Household within catchment population of selected VHC Health Surveillance Assistant Survey (HSAS): Health Surveillance Assistant at the eligible village health clinic: • HSA must be resident in the catchment area of the VHC and available day and night and cannot reside outside of the VHC catchment area. Note: This is essential to be able to generalise the findings to other settings where CHWs are resident, unlike other sites in Malawi where HSAs are not resident & reside in trading posts. • VHC must be > 5 kilometres from the referral health facility • VHC must be operational – as indicated by current up to date records of children five years and under. • HSA must have signed the consent form. Tracking: • Caregiver of child 5 years and under • History of fever plus danger signs indicative of severe febrile illness / suspected severe malaria, according to local iCCM guidelines. • Signed full consent form from parent / guardian

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: Household survey (HHS): • Parents / primary caregivers with no children over 5 years • Parents / primary caregivers with no permanent residence in project area • Parents / primary caregivers who do not consent Health Surveillance Assistant Survey (HSAS): • HSAs working or living outside project area • Newly transferred HSA not enrolled at Baseline • Not resident full time in the catchment area throughout the study • VHC <5 km from referral facility Tracking: • Children 5 years or under • Children not residing in project area • Caregiver under 16 years • Non-consenting caregiver

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
Health seeking behaviour - improvement of severe malaria referal post RAS administration	—

Secondary

Measure	Time frame
Awareness of severe malaria symptoms and health seeking behavior	—

Countries

Malawi

Contacts

Public ContactMaud Majeres

Project manager

majeresm@mmv.org0041225550335

Outcome results

None listed

Source: PACTR (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Sep 19, 2026