Nutritional status of children in a malaria meso endemic area: cross sectional study on prevalence intensity predictors influence on malaria parasitaemia and anaemia severity

摘要

BackgroundThe contradictory results on the interaction between nutritional status and malaria warrants further investigation in various epidemiological settings, to assert the antagonistic or synergistic relationship. This study examines the prevalence, severity and predictors of malnutrition and its influence on malaria parasitaemia and anaemia severity in children in the Mount Cameroon area.