Clinical malaria and the potential risk of anaemia among preschool-aged children: a population-based study of the 2015-2016 Malawi micronutrient survey.

Background: Anaemia and malaria are common and life-threatening diseases among preschool-aged children in many tropical and subtropical areas, and Malawi is no exception. Accordingly, this study aimed to examine the association of referral clinical malaria with anemia (hemoglobin [Hb] < 110 g/L) in preschool-aged children in Malawi.

Methods: Using cross-sectional data obtained from the 2015-2016 Malawi Micronutrient Survey (MNS), multivariate logistic regression models were constructed using surveylogistic to account for the complex survey design.