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dc.contributor.authorNkuo Akenji, T.K.
dc.contributor.authorAjame, E.A.
dc.contributor.authorAchidi, E.A.
dc.coverage.spatialCameroon.en_GB
dc.date.accessioned2014-10-30T15:14:35Z
dc.date.available2014-10-30T15:14:35Z
dc.date.issued2002-01
dc.identifier.citationNkuo Akenji, T.K. [et al.] (2002) An investigation of symptomatic malaria parasitaemia and anaemia in nursery and primary school children in Buea District Cameroon, CAJM Vol. 48, No. 1. Harare, Avondale: CAJM.en_GB
dc.identifier.issn0008-9176
dc.identifier.urihttps://opendocs.ids.ac.uk/opendocs/handle/20.500.12413/4933
dc.descriptionA CAJM journal article.en_GB
dc.description.abstractObjectives: To investigate the prevalence of asymptomatic malaria parasitaemia and anemia in nursery and primary school children and correlate parasite density with haemoglobin levels. Design: Cross sectional study. Setting: Samples were collected from children attending the Saint Theresa’s bilingual school and the Government Primary school, Buea, South West Province, Cameroon. Subjects: 297 nursery and primary school children two to 11 years old selected based on parental consent. Main Outome Measures: Relationship between asymptomatic malaria and anaemia. Results: The prevalence of asymptomatic malaria in children was 30.3%. Parasite prevalence and density was independent of age and sex (p>0.05). The mean haemoglobin level for parasitaemic children was 11.9g/dl (±SD1.1) compared with 12.1g/dl (±1.2) for non-parasitaemic children. The difference was not significant (t=1.918, p>0.05). Anaemia when present was mild. No correlation was found between malaria parasite density and haemoglobin levels (r=-0.065; p>0.05). Conclusion: Asymptomatic malaria was accompanied by low grade parasitaemia, which did not seem to have a significant effect on haemoglobin levels.en_GB
dc.language.isoenen_GB
dc.publisherCentral African Journal of Medicine (CAJM), University of Zimbabween_GB
dc.rights.urihttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/3.0/en_GB
dc.subjectChildren and Youthen_GB
dc.subjectHealthen_GB
dc.titleAn investigation of symptomatic malaria parasitaemia and anaemia in nursery and primary school children in Buea District Cameroon.en_GB
dc.typeArticleen_GB
dc.rights.holderUniversity of Zimbabween_GB


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