Open AccessLow birth weight and incidence of first malaria episode and adherence to malaria treatment protocols in infants in Chikwawa district, Malawi
Author(s) -
Boniface Kalanda
Publication year - 2006
Publication title -
malawi medical journal
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.43
H-Index - 18
eISSN - 1995-7270
pISSN - 1995-7262
DOI - 10.4314/mmj.v17i4.10893
Subject(s) - medicine , malaria , low birth weight , incidence (geometry) , pediatrics , birth weight , obstetrics , pregnancy , immunology , genetics , physics , optics , biology
In Malawi, malaria is a leading cause of infant morbidity and mortality. Low birthweight and fetal anaemia are also a common occurrence. The relationship between birthweight and fetal anaemia and malaria morbidity in infancy is not known.