Fredrick Kateera|Chantal Ingabire|Emmanuel Hakizimana|Parfait Kalinda|Pètra F. Mens|Martin P. Grobusch|Léon Mutesa|Michèle van Vugt
Malaria, anaemia and under-nutrition: three frequently co-existing conditions among preschool children in rural Rwanda
Academic Medical Center|Rwanda Biomedical Center|Rwanda Biomedical Center|Rwanda Biomedical Center|Academic Medical Center|Academic Medical Center|University of Rwanda|Academic Medical Center
malaria anaemia undernutrition three highly prevalent frequently coexisting diseases cause significant morbidity mortality particularly among children aged less 5 years currently paucity conclusive studies burden associations malaria anaemia undernutrition rwanda comparable subsaharan thus study measured prevalence malaria parasitaemia anaemia undernutrition among preschool age children rural rwandan setting evaluated interactions risk determinants three conditionsa crosssectional household hh survey involving children aged 659 months conducted data malaria parasitaemia haemoglobin densities anthropometry demographics socioeconomic status ses malaria prevention knowledge practices collectedthe prevalences malaria parasitaemia anaemia 59 70 respectively whilst prevalence stunting 413 malaria parasitaemia risk differed age groups odds ratio 253 p 004 age group 2435 months 35 p 0037 age group 3647 months 303 p 0014 age group 4860 months whilst reduced risk found among children living high ses hhs 037 p 0029 risk anaemia high among children aged 12 months malaria parasitaemia 386 p 00001 children living hhs lower ses overall undernutrition associated malaria parasitaemia underweight higher among males 1444 p 0019 children anaemia 198 p 0004in study group four 10 one 10 children found stunted underweight respectively area low malaria transmission undernutrition associated malaria risk high prevalence stunting requires urgent response reductions malaria parasitaemia anaemia rates may require addition scaledup use insecticidetreated bed nets indoor residual insecticide spraying improvements hh ses better housing reduce risk malaria