Relationships between Schistosoma mansoni infection intensity and nutritional status and anemia among preschool-aged children in Uganda.
Susannah ColtCole D MillerAndrew EdieluEmily L WebbPatrice A MawaHannah W WuRacheal NakyesigeEdridah MuhekiNarcis KabatereineAmaya L BustinduyJennifer F FriedmanPublished in: Clinical infectious diseases : an official publication of the Infectious Diseases Society of America (2023)
In a cross-sectional analysis of 354 Ugandan children (age 12-48 months) infected with Schistosoma mansoni, we assessed relationships between infection intensity and nutritional morbidities. Higher intensity was associated with an increased risk for anemia (RR = 1.05, CI 1.01-1.10) yet not associated with risk for underweight, stunting, or wasting.