Relationships Between Schistosoma mansoni Infection Intensity and Nutritional Status and Anemia Among Preschool-aged Children in Uganda.

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, 95% confidence interval [CI] 1.01-1.10) yet not associated with risk for underweight, stunting, or wasting.
Competing Interests: Potential conflicts of interest. A. L. B. reports grants from UKRI Future Leaders Fellowship in Global Health (grant number MR/T041900/1) and Wellcome Trust Biomedical Facilities Grant (Schistosomiasis Snail Resource Facilities—SSR). S. C. reports receipt of the Thrasher Early Career Award. J. F. F. reports a Midcareer Investigator Award in Patient Oriented Research from US National Institutes of Health/NIAID (award number K24 AI112964-06). E. L. W. reports grants from UK Medical Research Council (MRC), UK National Institute for Health and Care Research (NIHR), and European and Developing Countries Clinical Trial Partnership—European Union (EDCTP). All other authors report no potential conflicts. All authors have submitted the ICMJE Form for Disclosure of Potential Conflicts of Interest. Conflicts that the editors consider relevant to the content of the manuscript have been disclosed.
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