Prevalence of malaria in severely malnourished children aged 0-59 months in the pediatric ward of the Somine Dolo hospital in Mopti, Mali

Abstract

Introduction: The aim of our study was to assess the prevalence of malaria in malnourished children aged 0-59 months admitted to the nutritional recovery unit of the pediatric ward of the SOMINE DOLO hospital in Mopti from 1 January to: This was a descriptive, cross-sectional study targeting children aged 0-59 months hospitalized for severe acute malnutrition with complications in the URENI of the pediatrics department of Sominé DOLO hospital in Mopti during the study period. Nutritional status was determined by anthropometric measurements. The chi-deux test was used to determine statistical relationships. The agreement of the hospital's administrative authorities to conduct the study was required beforehand; informed consent was obtained from the children's parents and anonymity was observed.
Results: Of the 115 children aged 0-59 months in our study, 51.3% were male and 89.6% were aged 6-59 months. Among the malnourished children, 54.7% had uneducated parents, 47% of the malnourished children had not benefited from the expanded program on immunization and 31.1% of the children who had malaria died with a statistically significant association p: 0.017.
Conclusion: Our results showed that the prevalence of infections associated with severe acute malnutrition in children aged between 6 and 59 months was high.