Malaria and under-nutrition: a community based study among under-five children at risk of malaria, south-west Ethiopia.

<h4>Background</h4>The interaction between malaria and under-nutrition is not well elucidated in Ethiopia. The objective of this study was to assess the magnitude of under-nutrition and its correlation with malaria among under-five children in south-west Ethiopia.<h4>Methods</h4...

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Autores principales:	Amare Deribew, Fessehaye Alemseged, Fasil Tessema, Lelisa Sena, Zewdie Birhanu, Ahmed Zeynudin, Morankar Sudhakar, Nasir Abdo, Kebede Deribe, Sibhatu Biadgilign
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spelling	oai:doaj.org-article:c63aa62ddb9e4811b19d3c15a95169fa2021-12-02T20:21:28ZMalaria and under-nutrition: a community based study among under-five children at risk of malaria, south-west Ethiopia.1932-620310.1371/journal.pone.0010775https://doaj.org/article/c63aa62ddb9e4811b19d3c15a95169fa2010-05-01T00:00:00Zhttps://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/pmid/20505829/pdf/?tool=EBIhttps://doaj.org/toc/1932-6203<h4>Background</h4>The interaction between malaria and under-nutrition is not well elucidated in Ethiopia. The objective of this study was to assess the magnitude of under-nutrition and its correlation with malaria among under-five children in south-west Ethiopia.<h4>Methods</h4>This cross-sectional study was undertaken during March-February, 2009 as part of the baseline assessment of a cluster randomized trial around Gilgel Gibe Hydroelectric dam, south-west Ethiopia. A total of 2410 under-five children were included for anthropometric measurement and blood investigation for the diagnosis of malaria and anemia. The nutritional status of children was determined using the International Reference Population defined by the U.S National Center for Health Statistics (NCHS). Blood film was used to identify malaria parasite and haemoglobin concentration was determined by Hemo Cue analyzer (HemoCue Hb 301, Sweden).<h4>Results</h4>Significant proportion (40.4%) of under-five children were stunted (height-for-age<-2SD). The prevalence of under-weight was 34.2%. One third and one tenth of the children had anemia and malaria parasite respectively. Older children were more likely to have under-nutrition. There was no association between malaria and under-nutrition. Children who had malaria parasite were 1.5 times more likely to become anaemic compare to children who had no malaria parasite, [OR = 1.5, (95% CI: 1.1-2.0)].<h4>Conclusion</h4>In this study, there is no association between malaria and under-nutrition. Children who have malaria are more likely to be anaemic. Malaria prevention and control program should consider nutrition interventions particularly anemia.Amare DeribewFessehaye AlemsegedFasil TessemaLelisa SenaZewdie BirhanuAhmed ZeynudinMorankar SudhakarNasir AbdoKebede DeribeSibhatu BiadgilignPublic Library of Science (PLoS)articleMedicineRScienceQENPLoS ONE, Vol 5, Iss 5, p e10775 (2010)
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spellingShingle	Medicine R Science Q Amare Deribew Fessehaye Alemseged Fasil Tessema Lelisa Sena Zewdie Birhanu Ahmed Zeynudin Morankar Sudhakar Nasir Abdo Kebede Deribe Sibhatu Biadgilign Malaria and under-nutrition: a community based study among under-five children at risk of malaria, south-west Ethiopia.
description	<h4>Background</h4>The interaction between malaria and under-nutrition is not well elucidated in Ethiopia. The objective of this study was to assess the magnitude of under-nutrition and its correlation with malaria among under-five children in south-west Ethiopia.<h4>Methods</h4>This cross-sectional study was undertaken during March-February, 2009 as part of the baseline assessment of a cluster randomized trial around Gilgel Gibe Hydroelectric dam, south-west Ethiopia. A total of 2410 under-five children were included for anthropometric measurement and blood investigation for the diagnosis of malaria and anemia. The nutritional status of children was determined using the International Reference Population defined by the U.S National Center for Health Statistics (NCHS). Blood film was used to identify malaria parasite and haemoglobin concentration was determined by Hemo Cue analyzer (HemoCue Hb 301, Sweden).<h4>Results</h4>Significant proportion (40.4%) of under-five children were stunted (height-for-age<-2SD). The prevalence of under-weight was 34.2%. One third and one tenth of the children had anemia and malaria parasite respectively. Older children were more likely to have under-nutrition. There was no association between malaria and under-nutrition. Children who had malaria parasite were 1.5 times more likely to become anaemic compare to children who had no malaria parasite, [OR = 1.5, (95% CI: 1.1-2.0)].<h4>Conclusion</h4>In this study, there is no association between malaria and under-nutrition. Children who have malaria are more likely to be anaemic. Malaria prevention and control program should consider nutrition interventions particularly anemia.
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author	Amare Deribew Fessehaye Alemseged Fasil Tessema Lelisa Sena Zewdie Birhanu Ahmed Zeynudin Morankar Sudhakar Nasir Abdo Kebede Deribe Sibhatu Biadgilign
author_facet	Amare Deribew Fessehaye Alemseged Fasil Tessema Lelisa Sena Zewdie Birhanu Ahmed Zeynudin Morankar Sudhakar Nasir Abdo Kebede Deribe Sibhatu Biadgilign
author_sort	Amare Deribew
title	Malaria and under-nutrition: a community based study among under-five children at risk of malaria, south-west Ethiopia.
title_short	Malaria and under-nutrition: a community based study among under-five children at risk of malaria, south-west Ethiopia.
title_full	Malaria and under-nutrition: a community based study among under-five children at risk of malaria, south-west Ethiopia.
title_fullStr	Malaria and under-nutrition: a community based study among under-five children at risk of malaria, south-west Ethiopia.
title_full_unstemmed	Malaria and under-nutrition: a community based study among under-five children at risk of malaria, south-west Ethiopia.
title_sort	malaria and under-nutrition: a community based study among under-five children at risk of malaria, south-west ethiopia.
publisher	Public Library of Science (PLoS)
publishDate	2010
url	https://doaj.org/article/c63aa62ddb9e4811b19d3c15a95169fa
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Malaria and under-nutrition: a community based study among under-five children at risk of malaria, south-west Ethiopia.

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