Malaria and anemia in children under 7 years of age in the western region of Côte d’Ivoire

Background Anemia is a major public health problem, affecting nearly one-quarter of the world’s population. It defined as reduction in hemoglobin level peripheral blood to below normal threshold set for particular Very often subtropics, helminths or malaria co-infect an individual, causing morbidities that vary by age and region. This study aims characterize type anemia observed children under 7 years infected with western region Côte d’Ivoire, recommend better strategy care. Methods The was carried out from March 2020 May 2021 22 villages Man, Tonkpi Region, cohort 451 children, both male female, aged 3 months 6 years. provided venous samples diagnosis characterization (full count), Giemsa staining (GS) (thick thin smears) rapid diagnostic tests (RDTs) were used malaria. Risk factors morbidity profiles assessed using questionnaire. Logistic regressions models employed identify independent risk patterns associated Plasmodium falciparum mono-infection co-infections. Results Of who completed study, 221 (49.0%) female 230 (51.0%) male. prevalence 55.0%, distributed 30.7% mild, 66.1% moderate, 3.2% severe anemia. revealed hypochromic microcytic (HMA) predominant type, being found 195 (78.63%) children. followed normochromic (29 11.69%), normocytic (14 5.65%), and, finally, (10 4.03%). 66.7% 78.3% based on GS RDTs, respectively. closed association between ( ) led P. alone 56.7% 51.3% 37.5% Conclusion Malaria infection highly prevalent among ≤ sex different groups, although number parasites present during infections greatest younger Similarly, high, moderate HMA more d’Ivoire.