Joaniter I. Nankabirwa|Bonnie Wandera|Noah Kiwanuka|Sarah G. Staedke|Moses R. Kamya|Simon Brooker
Asymptomatic Plasmodium Infection and Cognition among Primary Schoolchildren in a High Malaria Transmission Setting in Uganda
asymptomatic parasitemia common among schoolchildren living areas high malaria transmission yet little known effect cognitive function settings investigate associations asymptomatic parasitemia anemia cognition among primary schoolchildren living high malaria transmission setting studied 740 children enrolled clinical trial tororo uganda parasitemia measured thick blood smears present 30 children infected children lower test scores abstract reasoning adjusted mean difference amd 06 95 confidence interval ci 101 021 sustained attention amd 16 95 ci 240 081 compared uninfected children also evidence doseresponse relationship parasite density scores sustained attention associations observed anemia either test cognition schoolchildren high transmission settings may experience cognitive benefits interventions aimed reducing prevalence asymptomatic parasitemia