Malaria, Moderate to Severe Anaemia, and Malarial Anaemia in Children at Presentation to Hospital in the Mount Cameroon Area: A Cross-Sectional Study

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Prevalence of malaria parasite as affected by the status of fever, malnutrition, and splenomegaly. Presence of a morbid condition refers to (i) presence of fever (children with temperature ≥ 37.5°C) and (ii) presence of malnutrition (children with <−2 scores in one of the anthropometric indices (HA, WA, and WH)) and (iii) presence of enlarged spleen (children with enlarged spleen). Absence of a condition refers to (i) absence of fever (children with body temperature < 37.5°C), (ii) absence of malnutrition (well nourished children with >−2 score in all anthropometric indices), and (iii) absence of enlarged spleen (children with normal spleen size).