Title |
The relationship between Plasmodium infection, anaemia and nutritional status in asymptomatic children aged under five years living in stable transmission zones in Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of Congo
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Published in |
Malaria Journal, February 2015
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DOI | 10.1186/s12936-015-0595-5 |
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Authors |
Vivi Maketa, Hypolite Muhindo Mavoko, Raquel Inocêncio da Luz, Josué Zanga, Joachim Lubiba, Albert Kalonji, Pascal Lutumba, Jean-Pierre Van geertruyden |
Abstract |
Malaria is preventable and treatable when recommended interventions are properly implemented. Thus, diagnosis and treatment focus on symptomatic individuals while asymptomatic Plasmodium infection (PI) plays a role in the sustainability of the transmission and may also have an impact on the morbidity of the disease in terms of anaemia, nutritional status and even cognitive development of children. The objective of this study was to assess PI prevalence and its relationship with known morbidity factors in a vulnerable but asymptomatic stratum of the population. |
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Unknown | 1 | 100% |
Demographic breakdown
Type | Count | As % |
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Members of the public | 1 | 100% |
Mendeley readers
Geographical breakdown
Country | Count | As % |
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United Kingdom | 1 | <1% |
Spain | 1 | <1% |
Congo, The Democratic Republic of the | 1 | <1% |
Nigeria | 1 | <1% |
Unknown | 177 | 98% |
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Student > Master | 29 | 16% |
Researcher | 23 | 13% |
Student > Bachelor | 20 | 11% |
Student > Ph. D. Student | 17 | 9% |
Student > Postgraduate | 13 | 7% |
Other | 33 | 18% |
Unknown | 46 | 25% |
Readers by discipline | Count | As % |
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Medicine and Dentistry | 56 | 31% |
Nursing and Health Professions | 21 | 12% |
Agricultural and Biological Sciences | 16 | 9% |
Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology | 10 | 6% |
Social Sciences | 8 | 4% |
Other | 22 | 12% |
Unknown | 48 | 27% |