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Nutritional status of children under five years old involved in a seasonal malaria chemoprevention study in the Nanyumbu and Masasi districts in Tanzania

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  • Bruno P Mmbando
  • Richard O Mwaiswelo
  • Frank Chacky
  • Fabrizio Molteni
  • Ally Mohamed
  • Samwel Lazaro
  • Billy Ngasala

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Background: Malnutrition and malaria are common co-morbidities in low-income countries, especially among under-fives children. But the malnutrition situation in Masasi and Nanyumbu districts, its interaction with malaria infection and the influence of socioeconomic factors are not well understood. Methods: Children aged between 3–59 months in Masasi and Nanyumbu were screened for nutritional status and malaria infection in the community. Nutritional status was determined using age and anthropometric parameters. Z-scores (weight for age (WAZ), height for age (HAZ) and weight for height (WHZ)) were calculated based on the World Health Organisation (WHO) growth reference curves. Malaria infection was determined using malaria rapid diagnostic test and microscopy. Hemoglobin concentration was assessed using HemoCue spectrophotometer, and anemia was classified as hemoglobin concentration

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  • Bruno P Mmbando & Richard O Mwaiswelo & Frank Chacky & Fabrizio Molteni & Ally Mohamed & Samwel Lazaro & Billy Ngasala, 2022. "Nutritional status of children under five years old involved in a seasonal malaria chemoprevention study in the Nanyumbu and Masasi districts in Tanzania," PLOS ONE, Public Library of Science, vol. 17(4), pages 1-14, April.
    • Handle: RePEc:plo:pone00:0267670
    DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0267670
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