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Table 1 Details of the studies included (N = 33)

From: Complex interactions between malaria and malnutrition: a systematic literature review

Author, year, reference

Country

Region

Study design

Topics of interest*

Akiyama 2016 [46]

Lao PDR

South East Asia

Cross-sectional

1a, 1c

Alexandre 2015 [47]

Brazilian Amazon

Latin America

Longitudinal

1a

Arinaitwe 2012 [48]

Uganda

Africa

Longitudinal

1a, 1c

Ayana 2015 [49]

Ethiopia

Africa

Retrospective cohort

1a, 1b, 1c

Bilal Shikur 2016 [28]

Ethiopia

Africa

Case-control

1b

Crookston 2010 [50]

Ghana

Africa

Cross-sectional

1a

Custodio 2009 [30]

Equatorial Guinea

Africa

Survey

1a, 1b, 1c

Deen 2002 [10]

Gambia

Africa

Longitudinal

1a, 1b, 1c

Denoeud-Ndam 2016 [35]

Mali, Niger

Africa

Non-randomised comparative trial

2

Deribew 2010 [51]

Ethiopia

Africa

Cross-sectional

1a, 1b, 1c

Ehrhardt 2006 [11]

Ghana

Africa

Survey

1b, 1c

El Samani 1987 [52]

Sudan

Africa

Cross-sectional

1c

Fillol 2009 [27]

Senegal

Africa

Longitudinal

1a, 1b, 1c

Friedman 2005 [26]

Kenya

Africa

Survey

1a, 1b

Genton 1998 [14]

Papua New Guinea

Oceania

Longitudinal

1a, 1b

Jeremiah 2007 [53]

Nigeria

Africa

Cross-sectional

1c

Kateera 2015 [54]

Rwanda

Africa

Cross-sectional

1a, 1b, 1c

Maketa 2015 [55]

Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC)

Africa

Cross-sectional

1a

Mamiro 2005 [56]

Tanzania

Africa

Cross-sectional

1a

Mitangala 2012 [34]

Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC)

Africa

Therapeutic efficacy study

2

Mitangala 2013 [21]

Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC)

Africa

Survey

1a, 1b, 1c

Muller 2003 [18]

Burkina Faso

Africa

Longitudinal

1a, 1b, 1c

Nyakeriga 2004 [6]

Kenya

Africa

Longitudinal

1a, 1c

Obua 2008 [33]

Uganda

Africa

Therapeutic efficacy study

2

Snow 1991 [17]

Gambia

Africa

Longitudinal

1a, 1b, 1c

Sumbele 2015 [57]

Cameroon

Africa

Cross-sectional

1a, 1b, 1c

Takakura 2001 [29]

Lao PDR

South East Asia

Survey

1b

Tonglet 1999 [32]

Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC)

Africa

Longitudinal

1a, 1c

Uscategui Penuela 2009 [58]

Colombia

Latin America

Cross-sectional

1a, 1b

Verhoef 2002 [13]

Kenya

Africa

Survey

1a, 1b

Verret 2011 [22]

Uganda

Africa

Longitudinal

1a, 1c, 2

William 1997 [31]

Vanuatu

Oceania

Longitudinal

1b, 1c

WWARN Lumefantrine PK/PD Study Group 2015 [36]

Multiple

Multiple

Individual patient data meta-analysis

2

  1. *Topics of Interest: Risk of malaria infection in children with (1a) stunting, (1b) wasting, (1c) underweight; (2) malnutrition and anti-malarial drug efficacy