Association between early childhood exposure to malaria and children’s pre-school development: evidence from the Zambia early childhood development project

摘要

BackgroundDespite major progress made over the past 10 years, malaria remains one of the primary causes of ill health in developing countries in general, and in sub-Saharan Africa in particular. Whilst a large literature has documented the frequency and severity of malaria infections for children under-five years, relatively little evidence is available regarding the impact of early childhood malaria exposure on subsequent child development.