Josselin Thuilliez|Mahamadou S. Sissoko|Ousmane Touré|Paul Kamate|Jean?Claude Berthélemy|Ogobara K. Doumbo
Malaria and primary education in Mali: A longitudinal study in the village of Donéguébougou
École des Hautes Études en Santé Publique|University of Bamako|University of Bamako|University of Bamako|Université Paris 1 Panthéon-Sorbonne|University of Bamako
article assesses role malaria certain social determinants primary education especially educational achievement dongubougou small village malariaendemic area near bamako mali field data collected authors november 2007 june 2008 227 schoolchildren living dongubougou various malaria indicators econometric models used explain variation cognitive abilities teachers evaluation scores school progression absences malaria primary cause school absences fixedeffects estimates showed asymptomatic malaria presence falciparum malaria parasites direct correlation educational achievement cognitive performance evidence suggests correlation causal