Association between placental malaria, postnatal linear growth, and body mass index in the Dogon Longitudinal Study, Mali
Severe malaria parasite density in the placenta was associated with birth length, as shown in previous studies, and, in addition, was associated with decreased linear growth to age 5 years. Moreover, this study provided the first evidence that PM is associated with increased postnatal BMI.
Authors
- K. Shedden
- Beverly I. Strassmann (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3783-7977)
- Claudius Vincenz (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2199-3609)
- Zachary Dolo
- Chloe Merritt
Institutions
- University of Michigan (US)
- Mali-Folkecenter (ML)
- Institute for Social Research (NO)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Malaria Journal
- Published
- 2026-01-07
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1186/s12936-025-05776-x
- Primary Topic
- Malaria Research and Control
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00