Iron Status and Associated Malaria Risk Among African Children | Zendy

John M. Muriuki | Zendy; Alexander J. Mentzer | Zendy; Wandia Kimita | Zendy; Francis M. Ndungu | Zendy; Alex Macharia | Zendy; Emily L. Webb | Zendy; Swaib A. Lule | Zendy; Alireza Morovat | Zendy; Adrian V. S. Hill | Zendy; Philip Bejon | Zendy; Alison M. Elliott | Zendy; Thomas N. Williams | Zendy; Sarah H. Atkinson | Zendy

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Iron Status and Associated Malaria Risk Among African Children

Author(s) -

John M. Muriuki,

Alexander J. Mentzer,

Wandia Kimita,

Francis M. Ndungu,

Alex Macharia,

Emily L. Webb,

Swaib A. Lule,

Alireza Morovat,

Adrian V. S. Hill,

Philip Bejon,

Alison M. Elliott,

Thomas N. Williams,

Sarah H. Atkinson

Publication year - 2018

Publication title -

clinical infectious diseases

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 3.44

H-Index - 336

eISSN - 1537-6591

pISSN - 1058-4838

DOI - 10.1093/cid/ciy791

Subject(s) - malaria , medicine , transferrin saturation , anemia , rate ratio , parasitemia , soluble transferrin receptor , poisson regression , iron deficiency , immunology , ferritin , hazard ratio , confidence interval , pediatrics , plasmodium falciparum , population , environmental health , iron status

It remains unclear whether improving iron status increases malaria risk, and few studies have looked at the effect of host iron status on subsequent malaria infection. We therefore aimed to determine whether a child's iron status influences their subsequent risk of malaria infection in sub-Saharan Africa.

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