Background Achieving adequate antimalarial drug exposure is essential for curing malaria.
Day 7 blood or plasma lumefantrine concentrations provide a simple measure of drug …

Severe malaria is clinically similar other severe febrile illnesses. However, in endemic
areas, parasitological confirmation of parasitemia is often unavailable or unreliable. False …

Background Malaria, anemia, and malnutrition contribute substantially to childhood
morbidity in sub-Saharan Africa, but their respective roles and interactions in conferring …

Malaria eradication involves eliminating malaria from every country where transmission
occurs. Current theory suggests that the post-elimination challenges of remaining malaria …

Background: In sub-Saharan Africa,∼ 40% of children< 5 y old are stunted, with levels that
have remained largely unchanged over the past 2 decades. Although the complex …

Introduction Given the high prevalence of malnutrition in a malaria-endemic setting,
improving nutritional status could serve as a tool to prevent malaria. However, the …

Background Malaria, anaemia and under-nutrition are three highly prevalent and frequently
co-existing diseases that cause significant morbidity and mortality particularly among …

Background The interaction between malaria and under-nutrition is not well elucidated in
Ethiopia. The objective of this study was to assess the magnitude of under-nutrition and its …

Anemia in children under 5 years of age is a global public health problem. According to the
World Health Organization the current rate of anemia among preschool aged children in …

Background The prevalence of HIV/AIDS has exacerbated the impact of childhood
undernutrition in many developing countries, including Tanzania. Even with the provision of …