Does malaria illness mediated by anaemia lessen cognitive development in younger Ugandan children?
Malaria with anaemia and HIV exposure are significant risk factors for poor early childhood neurodevelopment in malaria-endemic areas in rural Africa. Because of this, comprehensive and cost/effective intervention is needed for malaria prevention in very young children in these settings.
In girls, early puberty may be a particularly opportune time during growth for simple exercise interventions to have a positive effect on bone health.