Objective To review the evidence on the link between malaria and poverty. Methods Review
of the published and grey literature to identify (i) the data available on the socio‐economic …

This review critically examines the relationship between nutritional status and malaria. The
data indicate that protein-energy malnutrition is associated with greater malaria morbidity …

Background Child undernutrition affects millions of children globally. We investigated
associations between suboptimal growth and mortality by pooling large studies. Methods …

INTRODUCTION: Recent estimates suggest that malnutrition (measured as poor
anthropometric status) is associated with about 50% of all deaths among children. Although …

Despite the growing recognition that Plasmodium falciparum malaria constitutes a major
threat to child survival, the indirect consequences of disease and infection on general …

Twenty-nine Senegalese children with a history of cerebral malaria (CM) performed more
poorly on the Kaufman Assessment Battery for Children (K-ABC) Simultaneous Processing …

Background. Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection, malnutrition, and invasive
bacterial infection (IBI) are reported among children with severe malaria. However, it is …

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

Executive summary Malaria is frequently referred to as a disease of the poor or a disease of
poverty. A better understanding of the linkages between malaria and poverty is needed to …

There are a number of pathways, both direct and indirect, through which malaria infection
could impact the course of child development, causing impairment and disability and adding …