Abstract
Nutritional Status and Asymptomatic Infection in Young Children in Two Different Endemic Areas after Seasonal Malaria Chemoprevention Campaign in Mali
Highlights
Undernutrition represents an additional burden in Sub-Saharan Africa countries where malaria remains a major public health problem [1]
The prevalence of asymptomatic malaria infection was 17.9% vs. 6.2% among children 6-23 months in Kita compared to Koila (p=0.045); 15.5% vs. 14.9% for those 24-59 months (p=0.8)
This study was carried out to investigate undernutrition and their association with malaria infection among children living in two endemic areas after Seasonal Malaria Chemoprevention (SMC) campaign
Summary
Undernutrition represents an additional burden in Sub-Saharan Africa countries where malaria remains a major public health problem [1]. Most of deaths in children under five years linked to undernutrition occur in low-income countries [2]. National prevalence of undernutrition varies according to residence areas in Mali. The various forms of undernutrition represent respectively 24.1%, 18.6% and 10% for stunting, underweight and wasting in children under five years [3].
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