Malaria infection and anemia status in under-five children from Southern Tanzania where seasonal malaria chemoprevention is being implemented.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Malaria and anemia remain major public health challenges in Tanzania. Household socioeconomic factors are known to influence these conditions. However, it is not clear how these factors influence malaria transmission and anemia in Masasi and Nanyumbu Districts. This study presents findings on malaria and anemia situation in under-five children and its influencing socioeconomic factors in Masasi and Nanyumbu Districts, surveyed as part of an ongoing seasonal malaria chemoprevention operational study.

Methods

A community-based cross-sectional survey was conducted between August and September 2020. Finger-prick blood samples collected from children aged 3-59 months were used to test for malaria infection using malaria rapid diagnostic test (mRDT), thick smears for de

SUBMITTER: Mwaiswelo RO 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8638878 | biostudies-literature | 2021

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature