CONCLUSION
malaria, infection, malaria infection, malnutrition
MALARIA, INFECTION, MALNUTRITION
The effect of malnutrition on the prevalence of malaria infection may vary by age. The prevalence of malaria infection increased with increasing anthropometric measures among children aged 0–30 months, whereas it slightly decreased for children aged 30–60 months. Children aged 30–60 months with lower height, HAZ, and MUAC and younger children (aged 0–30 months) who had higher weight and WAZ and WHZ z-scores had a higher prevalence of malaria infection. We recommend that future studies examine age-related and other factors that may exacerbate or mitigate the effect of malnutrition on malaria infection. It may also be useful to examine these associations at both individual and community levels.