DISCUSSION
malaria, infection, malaria infection
MALARIA, INFECTION
Our findings show that in this study population, baseline malaria infection did not affect growth at measurements 2 weeks and 6 months later. The effect of baseline anthropometric measures on the prevalence of malaria infection varied by child age. An increase in anthropometric measures at baseline increased the prevalence of malaria infection in children aged 0–30 months but not in those 30–60 months. Older children (aged 30–60 months) with lower height, HAZ, and MUAC and younger children (aged 0–30 months) who had higher weight-related measures (i.e., had higher weight, WAZ, and WHZ) had a higher prevalence of malaria infection.