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Malaria and vitamin A deficiency in African children: a vicious circle?

Overview of attention for article published in Malaria Journal, June 2009
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Title
Malaria and vitamin A deficiency in African children: a vicious circle?
Published in
Malaria Journal, June 2009
DOI 10.1186/1475-2875-8-134
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Authors

Miguel A SanJoaquin, Malcolm E Molyneux

Abstract

Vitamin A deficiency and malaria are both highly prevalent health problems in Africa. Vitamin A deficiency affects over 30 million children, most of whom are in the age-group (under five years) most affected by malaria. Vitamin A deficiency increases all-cause mortality in this part of the population, and malaria is an important cause of death in children at this age. A low serum retinol concentration (a marker of vitamin A deficiency) is commonly found in children suffering from malaria, but it is not certain whether this represents pre-existing vitamin A deficiency, a contribution of malaria to vitamin A deficiency, or merely an acute effect of malaria on retinol metabolism or binding. In this paper, available evidence in support of a causal relationship in each direction between vitamin A deficiency and malaria is reviewed. If such a relationship exists, and especially if this is bidirectional, interventions against either disease may convey an amplified benefit for health.

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Geographical breakdown

Country Count As %
United States 2 2%
India 1 <1%
France 1 <1%
Ghana 1 <1%
Unknown 115 96%

Demographic breakdown

Readers by professional status Count As %
Student > Master 25 21%
Student > Bachelor 18 15%
Student > Ph. D. Student 17 14%
Researcher 11 9%
Student > Postgraduate 9 8%
Other 17 14%
Unknown 23 19%
Readers by discipline Count As %
Medicine and Dentistry 36 30%
Agricultural and Biological Sciences 21 18%
Nursing and Health Professions 10 8%
Immunology and Microbiology 4 3%
Environmental Science 4 3%
Other 19 16%
Unknown 26 22%
Attention Score in Context

Attention Score in Context

This research output has an Altmetric Attention Score of 17. This is our high-level measure of the quality and quantity of online attention that it has received. This Attention Score, as well as the ranking and number of research outputs shown below, was calculated when the research output was last mentioned on 04 March 2024.
All research outputs
#2,151,228
of 25,405,598 outputs
Outputs from Malaria Journal
#397
of 5,921 outputs
Outputs of similar age
#7,198
of 122,381 outputs
Outputs of similar age from Malaria Journal
#4
of 31 outputs
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