Influence of malaria, soil-transmitted helminths and malnutrition on haemoglobin level among school-aged children in Muyuka, Southwest Cameroon: A cross-sectional study on outcomes

The health of school-aged children (SAC) is often compromised by malaria parasitaemia (MP), soil-transmitted helminths (STH), and malnutrition in the tropics. The aim of this study was to determine the prevalence and influence of MP, STH and malnutrition on haemoglobin (Hb) levels as well as identif...

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Published in:PloS one 2020-03, Vol.15 (3), p.e0230882-e0230882
Main Authors: Sumbele, Irene Ule Ngole, Nkain, Ayeah Joy, Ning, Teh Rene, Anchang-Kimbi, Judith Kuoh, Kimbi, Helen Kuokuo
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Age
Analysis
Anemia
Anthropometry
Arm circumference
Biology and Life Sciences
Children
Continuity (mathematics)
Cross-sectional studies
Disease
Disease transmission
Education
Helminthiasis
Hemoglobin
Hemoglobins
Identification methods
Infections
Levels
Malaria
Malnutrition
Medicine and Health Sciences
Nutrition
Parasites
People and Places
Physiology
Political aspects
Public health
Public health movements
Regression analysis
Regression models
Rural areas
Social Sciences
Soils
Tropical diseases
Tropical environments
Vector-borne diseases
Zoology
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Summary:The health of school-aged children (SAC) is often compromised by malaria parasitaemia (MP), soil-transmitted helminths (STH), and malnutrition in the tropics. The aim of this study was to determine the prevalence and influence of MP, STH and malnutrition on haemoglobin (Hb) levels as well as identify its predictors. This cross-sectional study was carried out in SAC (4-14 years) in Owe, Mpundu and Meanja villages in Muyuka, Southwest Cameroon. Hb concentration was measured using a URIT-12 Hb meter while MP and STH were determined by Giemsa staining of blood films and Kato-Katz technique respectively. Anthropometric measures (weight, height and mid upper arm circumference (MUAC)) of malnutrition (z-scores of
ISSN:1932-6203
1932-6203
DOI:10.1371/journal.pone.0230882