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We offered malaria treatment with artemether-lumefantrine during routine NTD MDA and developed peer education programs in two primary schools in southern Malawi. We assessed participation, safety, and tolerability of coadministration of artemether-lumefantrine with praziquantel and albendazole. Results were compared with two schools conducting standard NTD MDA with additional monitoring by study staff. A total of 3,387 students (68%) received the standard NTD MDA. Among parents who came to schools on the day of the MDA, malaria treatment was well accepted; 87% of students who received the standard NTD MDA in intervention schools also consented for treatment with artemether-lumefantrine. The most frequent treatment emergent adverse events (AEs) were headache and vomiting. However, AEs were rare and were not more frequent in students who received artemether-lumefantrine in addition to praziquantel and albendazole. In this study, we found that the addition of malaria treatment to NTD MDA is well-received and safe. Such integrated programs may leverage existing infrastructures to reduce intervention costs and could become the framework for further integrated school-based health programs.<\/jats:p>","DOI":"10.4269\/ajtmh.17-0590","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2017,11,17]],"date-time":"2017-11-17T10:15:29Z","timestamp":1510913729000},"page":"95-99","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":11,"title":["Pilot Study of the Addition of Mass Treatment for Malaria to Existing School-Based Programs to Treat Neglected Tropical Diseases"],"prefix":"10.4269","volume":"98","author":[{"given":"Lauren M.","family":"Cohee","sequence":"first","affiliation":[{"name":"Division of Malaria Research, Institute for Global Health, University of Maryland School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland;"}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"given":"Moses","family":"Chilombe","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Malaria Alert Center, University of Malawi College of Medicine, 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