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ArticleEJHaem2021

Age-specific differences in the magnitude of malaria-related anemia during low and high malaria seasons in rural Zambian children.

Clement O Acheampong, Maxwell A Barffour, Kerry J Schulze, Justin Chileshe, Ng'andwe Kalungwana, Ward Siamusantu, Keith P West, Amanda C Palmer

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Article in EJHaem, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 3 papers.

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8 authors at 4 institutions in 2 countries.

Clement O AcheampongCollege of Health and Human Services, Public Health Program Missouri State University Springfield Missouri USA.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8840-025X
Maxwell A BarffourCollege of Health and Human Services, Public Health Program Missouri State University Springfield Missouri USA.
Kerry J SchulzeBloomberg School of Public Health, Department of International Health Johns Hopkins University Baltimore Maryland USA.
Justin ChilesheTropical Disease Research Centre Ndola Zambia.
Ng'andwe KalungwanaTropical Disease Research Centre Ndola Zambia.
Ward SiamusantuNational Food and Nutrition Commission Lusaka Zambia.
Keith P WestBloomberg School of Public Health, Department of International Health Johns Hopkins University Baltimore Maryland USA.
Amanda C PalmerBloomberg School of Public Health, Department of International Health Johns Hopkins University Baltimore Maryland USA.
Johns Hopkins University · USMissouri State University · USTropical Diseases Research Centre · ZMNational HIV/AIDS/STI/TB Council · ZM

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Background: Malaria causes anemia by destruction of red blood cells and inhibition of erythropoiesis. Objective: We assessed whether the magnitude of the malaria-specific effect on anemia differs by age, during low and high malaria seasons. Method: In rural Zambian children participating in a pro-vitamin A efficacy trial, we estimated differences in the prevalence of anemia (defined as hemoglobin < 110 g/L for children < 60 months. and < 115 g/L in older children) by malaria status and assessed malaria-age interactions. Regression models (with anemia as the outcome) were used to model malaria-age interaction in both the low and high malaria seasons, controlling for potential confounders. Results: Average age was 68 months at baseline ( Conclusions: Malarial anemia is most severe in younger children, especially when transmission is intense. Anemia control programs must prioritize this vulnerable group.

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