| Autor: |
Joseph Effiong Eyo, Gabriel Unekwu Amana, Fabian Chukwuemenam Okafor, N. P. Udeh, O. P. Okeke, Benjamin Uzonna Ononye, Chukwuebuka Uzochukwu Uzochukwu, Maduabuchi Isaac Aniekwe, C. A. Imakwu |
| Rok vydání: |
2020 |
| Předmět: |
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| Zdroj: |
Asian Journal of Research in Zoology. :61-74 |
| ISSN: |
2582-466X |
| DOI: |
10.9734/ajriz/2020/v3i430100 |
| Popis: |
Malaria is a major cause of morbidity especially in children less than five years of age. This study was conducted to determine the relationship between malaria infection and nutritional status of some purposely selected children aged 0–36 months from hospitals in Anambra State, Nigeria. Data were collected on nutritional status using anthropometric data – age, height, weight and mid-upper arm circumference (MUAC). Malaria infection status was obtained through microscopic examination of thick films blood smears. The prevalence of malnutrition (weight-for-height Z - scores) among malaria uninfected in the community and hospital surveys was 26.7% and 9.2% respectively, while the prevalence among the malaria parasite infected children was 21.4% and 7.4% in the community and hospital respectively. The average number of malnourished children with Z-scores |
| Databáze: |
OpenAIRE |
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