Nutritional status in young children prior to the malaria transmission season in Burkina Faso and Mali, and its impact on the incidence of clinical malaria

Nutritional status in young children prior to the malaria transmission season in Burkina Faso and Mali, and its impact on the incidence of clinical malaria

Abstract Background Malaria and malnutrition remain major problems in Sahel countries, especially in young children. The direct effect of malnutrition on malaria remains poorly understood, and may have important implications for malaria control. In this study, nutritional status and the association...

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Main Authors: Mariken de Wit, Matthew Cairns, Yves Daniel Compaoré, Issaka Sagara, Irene Kuepfer, Issaka Zongo, Amadou Barry, Modibo Diarra, Amadou Tapily, Samba Coumare, Ismaila Thera, Frederic Nikiema, R. Serge Yerbanga, Rosemonde M. Guissou, Halidou Tinto, Alassane Dicko, Daniel Chandramohan, Brian Greenwood, Jean Bosco Ouedraogo
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2021-06-01
Series:Malaria Journal
Subjects:
Malaria
Chronic malnutrition
Acute malnutrition
Seasonal malaria chemoprevention
Burkina Faso
Mali
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s12936-021-03802-2

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