A 2-month intervention study of preventive clothing against mosquito bites among malnourished and well-nourished children under 5 years of age living on the Atlantic Ocean Coast of Lagos, Southwest Nigeria
Abstract Background Malnutrition is appreciated as a global leading paediatric burden that indirectly or directly contributes to child mortality. In children, malnutrition has profound effects on health and development; and has been associated with poor outcomes in paediatric diseases. However, it i...
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ftdoajarticles:oai:doaj.org/article:a3a41958b2bc4dd0a4ed5bc99be6e36f 2023-05-15T15:17:35+02:00 A 2-month intervention study of preventive clothing against mosquito bites among malnourished and well-nourished children under 5 years of age living on the Atlantic Ocean Coast of Lagos, Southwest Nigeria Bamgboye M. Afolabi Titilola M. Afolabi Abiodun Ogunwale Adewunmi Aiyesetenikan 2020-02-01T00:00:00Z https://doi.org/10.1186/s12936-020-3143-x https://doaj.org/article/a3a41958b2bc4dd0a4ed5bc99be6e36f EN eng BMC https://doi.org/10.1186/s12936-020-3143-x https://doaj.org/toc/1475-2875 doi:10.1186/s12936-020-3143-x 1475-2875 https://doaj.org/article/a3a41958b2bc4dd0a4ed5bc99be6e36f Malaria Journal, Vol 19, Iss 1, Pp 1-21 (2020) Malnutrition Stunting Wasting Malaria Hypoglycemia Anemia Arctic medicine. Tropical medicine RC955-962 Infectious and parasitic diseases RC109-216 article 2020 ftdoajarticles https://doi.org/10.1186/s12936-020-3143-x 2022-12-31T10:24:33Z Abstract Background Malnutrition is appreciated as a global leading paediatric burden that indirectly or directly contributes to child mortality. In children, malnutrition has profound effects on health and development; and has been associated with poor outcomes in paediatric diseases. However, it is not clear if malnourished children are at an increased risk of having malaria. This study was conducted to evaluate the risk of malaria infection in children with malnutrition. Methods The study design was pre-post. A protective clothing against mosquitoes (pCAM) was given to 102 under-five children in two coastal communities, after screening for malaria parasitaemia. The children’s weight, height and body temperature were measured at recruitment. Blood was also taken at recruitment and monthly for malaria parasitaemia, haemoglobin concentration and random blood sugar. The parents/care-givers were visited daily for 1 month only, after recruitment, to ensure that the children wore the pCAM daily from 5 pm and the children were followed up monthly for 2 months. Results Of the 102 study participants, 60 (24 males and 36 females) were rapid diagnostic test (RDT)-positive at recruitment, indicating 58.8% prevalence of malaria parasitaemia. The prevalence of malnutrition and of stunting were 32.3% (33/102) and 54.9% (56/102), respectively, while 7.8% (8/108) children were wasted. Twenty (60.6%) of the malnourished children and 30 (53.6%) of those stunted were RDT-positive at recruitment. At the first post-intervention screening, only 7 (31.8%) of the malnourished and 13 (28.9%) of those stunted were RDT-positive. Malnourished and stunted children were 2.57 times and 2.31 times more likely to be malaria infected (OR = 2.57, 95% CI 0.97, 6.79; OR = 2.31, 95% CI 1.01, 5.26 respectively). Malnourished females were 2.72 times more likely to be RDT-positive compared to malnourished males (OR = 2.72, 95% CI 0.54, 11.61) and stunted females were 1.73 times more likely to the positive for malaria parasites than stunted males (OR ... Article in Journal/Newspaper Arctic Directory of Open Access Journals: DOAJ Articles Arctic Malaria Journal 19 1 |
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Malnutrition Stunting Wasting Malaria Hypoglycemia Anemia Arctic medicine. Tropical medicine RC955-962 Infectious and parasitic diseases RC109-216 Bamgboye M. Afolabi Titilola M. Afolabi Abiodun Ogunwale Adewunmi Aiyesetenikan A 2-month intervention study of preventive clothing against mosquito bites among malnourished and well-nourished children under 5 years of age living on the Atlantic Ocean Coast of Lagos, Southwest Nigeria |
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Abstract Background Malnutrition is appreciated as a global leading paediatric burden that indirectly or directly contributes to child mortality. In children, malnutrition has profound effects on health and development; and has been associated with poor outcomes in paediatric diseases. However, it is not clear if malnourished children are at an increased risk of having malaria. This study was conducted to evaluate the risk of malaria infection in children with malnutrition. Methods The study design was pre-post. A protective clothing against mosquitoes (pCAM) was given to 102 under-five children in two coastal communities, after screening for malaria parasitaemia. The children’s weight, height and body temperature were measured at recruitment. Blood was also taken at recruitment and monthly for malaria parasitaemia, haemoglobin concentration and random blood sugar. The parents/care-givers were visited daily for 1 month only, after recruitment, to ensure that the children wore the pCAM daily from 5 pm and the children were followed up monthly for 2 months. Results Of the 102 study participants, 60 (24 males and 36 females) were rapid diagnostic test (RDT)-positive at recruitment, indicating 58.8% prevalence of malaria parasitaemia. The prevalence of malnutrition and of stunting were 32.3% (33/102) and 54.9% (56/102), respectively, while 7.8% (8/108) children were wasted. Twenty (60.6%) of the malnourished children and 30 (53.6%) of those stunted were RDT-positive at recruitment. At the first post-intervention screening, only 7 (31.8%) of the malnourished and 13 (28.9%) of those stunted were RDT-positive. Malnourished and stunted children were 2.57 times and 2.31 times more likely to be malaria infected (OR = 2.57, 95% CI 0.97, 6.79; OR = 2.31, 95% CI 1.01, 5.26 respectively). Malnourished females were 2.72 times more likely to be RDT-positive compared to malnourished males (OR = 2.72, 95% CI 0.54, 11.61) and stunted females were 1.73 times more likely to the positive for malaria parasites than stunted males (OR ... |
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A 2-month intervention study of preventive clothing against mosquito bites among malnourished and well-nourished children under 5 years of age living on the Atlantic Ocean Coast of Lagos, Southwest Nigeria |
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A 2-month intervention study of preventive clothing against mosquito bites among malnourished and well-nourished children under 5 years of age living on the Atlantic Ocean Coast of Lagos, Southwest Nigeria |
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A 2-month intervention study of preventive clothing against mosquito bites among malnourished and well-nourished children under 5 years of age living on the Atlantic Ocean Coast of Lagos, Southwest Nigeria |
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A 2-month intervention study of preventive clothing against mosquito bites among malnourished and well-nourished children under 5 years of age living on the Atlantic Ocean Coast of Lagos, Southwest Nigeria |
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A 2-month intervention study of preventive clothing against mosquito bites among malnourished and well-nourished children under 5 years of age living on the Atlantic Ocean Coast of Lagos, Southwest Nigeria |
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2-month intervention study of preventive clothing against mosquito bites among malnourished and well-nourished children under 5 years of age living on the atlantic ocean coast of lagos, southwest nigeria |
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