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ArticleChildren (Basel, Switzerland)2021

Assessing Asymptomatic Malaria Carriage of

Nji Mbuh Akindeh, Lesley Ngum Ngum, Peter Thelma Ngwa Niba, Innocent Mbulli Ali, Ornella Laetitia Oben Ayem, Jean Paul Kengne Chedjou, Calvino Tah Fomboh, Aristid Herve Mbange Ekollo, Cyrille Mbanwi Mbu'u, Wilfred Fon Mbacham

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Article in Children (Basel, Switzerland), 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 17 papers, 2 of them syntheses that pooled it.

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0cells of the map it votes in
17citing papers in PubMed, 2 pooled it
2.6field-weighted citation impact, top 10% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

Each row is one number read from the abstract, on the scale the paper reported it, with its interval. Left of the dashed line favours the treatment, right favours the comparator. Under each row is the sentence it came from. New to these charts? A ten-minute tutorial.

The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.

3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

17 citing papers in PubMed, 2 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 19 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

10 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Nji Mbuh AkindehBiotechnology Center, University of Yaoundé I, Messa, Yaoundé P.O. Box 3851, Cameroon.ORCID 0000-0003-0343-1722
Lesley Ngum NgumBiotechnology Center, University of Yaoundé I, Messa, Yaoundé P.O. Box 3851, Cameroon.
Peter Thelma Ngwa NibaBiotechnology Center, University of Yaoundé I, Messa, Yaoundé P.O. Box 3851, Cameroon.
Innocent Mbulli AliBiotechnology Center, University of Yaoundé I, Messa, Yaoundé P.O. Box 3851, Cameroon.
Ornella Laetitia Oben AyemBiotechnology Center, University of Yaoundé I, Messa, Yaoundé P.O. Box 3851, Cameroon.
Jean Paul Kengne ChedjouBiotechnology Center, University of Yaoundé I, Messa, Yaoundé P.O. Box 3851, Cameroon.
Calvino Tah FombohBiotechnology Center, University of Yaoundé I, Messa, Yaoundé P.O. Box 3851, Cameroon.ORCID 0000-0002-2730-9847
Aristid Herve Mbange EkolloBiotechnology Center, University of Yaoundé I, Messa, Yaoundé P.O. Box 3851, Cameroon.
Cyrille Mbanwi Mbu'uBiotechnology Center, University of Yaoundé I, Messa, Yaoundé P.O. Box 3851, Cameroon.
Wilfred Fon MbachamBiotechnology Center, University of Yaoundé I, Messa, Yaoundé P.O. Box 3851, Cameroon.
Université de Yaoundé I · CM

Funding

Malaria Research Capacity Development in West and Central Africa (MARCAD) DEL-15-010
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Malaria is still a threat to public health as it remains the first endemic disease in the world. It is a pervasive parasitic disease in tropical and subtropical regions where asymptomatic malaria infection among humans serves as a significant reservoir for transmission. A rapid and correct diagnosis is considered to be an important strategy in the control of the disease especially in children, who are the most vulnerable group. This study assessed the prevalence of asymptomatic malaria in children at the Nkolbisson health area in Yaoundé, Cameroon. A cross-sectional study design and a convenience sampling plan were used. A total of 127 participants were recruited after informed and signed consent from parents and/or guardians. Blood samples were collected by finger-pricking and venipuncture from children aged 6 months to 10 years and then screened for asymptomatic parasitemia by a rapid diagnostic test (RDT), light microscopy (LM) staining with Giemsa and 18S rRNA polymerase chain reaction (PCR) for speciation. The data were analyzed using SPSS version 20 software. The study identified 85 children who were positive from the PCR, 95 positive from the RDT and 71 from the LM, revealing a malaria prevalence of 66.9%, 74.8% and 55.9%, respectively. The prevalence was not observed to be dependent on the sex and age group of the participants.

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asymptomatic malariaCameroonchildren prevalencePlasmodium speciesYaoundé

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PMID34828673
PMCPMC8623063
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