A longitudinal study on anaemia in children with Plasmodium falciparum infection in the Mount Cameroon region: prevalence risk factors and perceptions by caregivers

摘要

BackgroundIn heavily endemic malaria areas, it is almost inevitable that malarial infection will be associated with anaemia, although malaria may not be the prime cause of it. Anaemia is a major public health problem in Cameroon. We hypothesized that, factors other than falciparum malaria account for anaemia in the study area.