Clinical Malaria and Nutritional Status in Children Admitted in Lwiro Hospital, Democratic Republic of Congo

Prudence, Mitangala Ndeba

doi:10.4172/2161-0681.s3-004

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“…These data are in line with studies done in other endemic areas, which suggested that children living in these areas might have a deficit of linear growth [10,11,22,23]. Children with low height-for-age had a history of 1-3 episodes of malaria.…”

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“…Thus, low social-economical level, the concurrent infectious diseases such viruses and intestinal parasites, as well as the deficit of macro or micronutrient may act synergistically on the nutritional status of local inhabitants [10,11,25]. Furthermore, the transversal design of the study instead of a prospective cohort study, did not allow comparisons over the time to determine the causality between poor nutritional status and malaria, which was considered the main limitation of the study.…”

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“…The relation between malaria and nutritional status is controversial and complex once nutritional status influences the immune response to infection whereas the infection directly influences the nutritional status. Some studies have not found associations between the disease and the nutritional status whereas others have shown that the poor nutritional status has a significant impact on the morbidity and mortality due to malaria [9][10][11][12].…”

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Nutritional status of children with vivax malaria in the Amazon Basin

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“…Our study is consistent with a case control study done in Nigeria which revealed high likelihood of malaria in acutely malnourished children than in healthy ones [ 9 ]. Another study conducted in Democratic Republic of Congo also revealed that children with severe protein energy malnutrition were at higher risk of clinical malaria [ 15 ]. Similarly, a cross sectional study done in Rwanda showed that children with low mid upper arm circumference (MUAC) were significantly associated with increased P.falciparum infection [ 16 ].…”

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Association between malaria and malnutrition among children aged under-five years in Adami Tulu District, south-central Ethiopia: a case–control study

2016

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BackgroundMalaria and malnutrition are the major causes of morbidity and mortality in under-five children in developing countries such as Ethiopia. Malnutrition is the associated cause for about half of the deaths that occur among under-five children in developing countries. However, the relationship between malnutrition and malaria is controversial still, and it has also not been well documented in Ethiopia. The aim of this study was to assess whether malnutrition is associated with malaria among under-five children.MethodsA case–control study was conducted in Adami Tulu District of East Shewa Zone in Oromia Regional State, Ethiopia. Cases were all under-five children who are diagnosed with malaria at health posts and health centres. The diagnosis was made using either rapid diagnostic tests or microscopy. Controls were apparently healthy under-five children recruited from the community where cases resided. The selection of the controls was based on World Health Organization (WHO) cluster sampling method. A total of 428 children were included. Mothers/caretakers of under-five children were interviewed using pre-tested structured questionnaire prepared for this purpose. The nutritional status of the children was assessed using an anthropometric method and analyzed using WHO Anthro software. A multivariate logistic analysis model was used to determine predictors of malaria.ResultsFour hundred twenty eight under-five children comprising 107 cases and 321 controls were included in this study. Prevalence of wasting was higher among cases (17.8 %) than the controls (9.3 %). Similarly, the prevalence of stunting was 50.5 % and 45.2 % among cases and controls, respectively. Severe wasting [Adjusted Odds Ratio (AOR) =2.9, 95 % CI (1.14, 7.61)] and caretakers who had no education [AOR = 3, 95 % CI (1.27, 7.10)] were independently associated with malarial attack among under-five children.ConclusionChildren who were severely wasted and had uneducated caretakers had higher odds of malarial attack. Therefore, special attention should be given for severely wasted children in the prevention and control of malaria.

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“…Pada pasien kami masih belum jelas, apakah malaria yang menyebabkan gizi buruk atau sebaliknya, ataukah suatu ko-infeksi, tetapi data tersebut dapat dijadikan tambahan informasi khususnya bagi daerah dengan endemik malaria. [7][8][9][10] Kami mendapatkan jenis malaria yang terbanyak adalah malaria tersiana (plasmodium vivax ) dan malaria tropika (plasmodium falciparum). Berdasarkan gejala klinis, terdapat satu pasien yang menunjukkan malaria berat, yaitu penurunan derajat kesadaran.…”

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Profil Terapi Artemisinin Combination Therapy (ACT) pada Malaria Anak di RSUD. Scholoo Keyen, Kabupaten Sorong Selatan, Papua Barat Studi Retrospektif

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Siregar

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Latar belakang. Malaria adalah penyakit menular yang disebabkan oleh sporozoa genus plasmodium. Terapi yang sering digunakan adalah ACT (artemisinin combination therapy) yang berguna untuk membunuh semua stadium parasit yang ada di dalam tubuh.Tujuan. Penelitian untuk melihat efektifitas terapi ACT dan profil malaria pada anak di kabupaten Sorong selatan. Metode. Penelitian potong lintang selama 2 bulan (Januari sampai februari 2015) pada 89 anak. Diagnosis malaria ditegakkan melalui pemeriksaan sediaan darah tebal dan tipis untuk menemukan parasit dan spesies malaria. Dicatat terapi ACT, manifestasi klinis, dan penyakit penyerta.Hasil. Terdapat 41 anak mengikuti penelitian, didapatkan 25 (61%) anak perempuan dengan 21 (51,3%) didominasi kelompok usia lebih dari 5 tahun. Penyakit malaria tersiana didapatkan pada 23 (56,8%) anak. Terapi ACT, menghasilkan tidak adanya parasitemia dan suhu aksila <37,50C sampai hari ke-4, menunjukkan efektifitas 95%.Kesimpulan. Terapi ACT masih efektif untuk mengobati malaria pada anak di Kabupaten Sorong Selatan.

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Clinical Malaria and Nutritional Status in Children Admitted in Lwiro Hospital, Democratic Republic of Congo

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Nutritional status of children with vivax malaria in the Amazon Basin

Nutritional status of children with vivax malaria in the Amazon Basin

Association between malaria and malnutrition among children aged under-five years in Adami Tulu District, south-central Ethiopia: a case–control study

Profil Terapi Artemisinin Combination Therapy (ACT) pada Malaria Anak di RSUD. Scholoo Keyen, Kabupaten Sorong Selatan, Papua Barat Studi Retrospektif

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