Long-term impact of childhood malaria infection on school performance and nutritional status among schoolchildren in a malaria endemic area along the Thai-Myarmar border
Issued Date
2015
Copyright Date
2015
Resource Type
Language
eng
File Type
application/pdf
No. of Pages/File Size
xiii, 135 leaves : ill.
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open access
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ผลงานนี้เป็นลิขสิทธิ์ของมหาวิทยาลัยมหิดล ขอสงวนไว้สำหรับเพื่อการศึกษาเท่านั้น ต้องอ้างอิงแหล่งที่มา ห้ามดัดแปลงเนื้อหา และห้ามนำไปใช้เพื่อการค้า
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Mahidol University
Bibliographic Citation
Thesis (M.Sc. (Tropical Medicine))--Mahidol University, 2015
Suggested Citation
Nutchavadee Vorasan Long-term impact of childhood malaria infection on school performance and nutritional status among schoolchildren in a malaria endemic area along the Thai-Myarmar border. Thesis (M.Sc. (Tropical Medicine))--Mahidol University, 2015. Retrieved from: https://repository.li.mahidol.ac.th/handle/20.500.14594/94082
Title
Long-term impact of childhood malaria infection on school performance and nutritional status among schoolchildren in a malaria endemic area along the Thai-Myarmar border
Alternative Title(s)
ผลกระทบระยะยาวของการติดเชื้อมาลาเรียนในเด็กต่อความสามารถทางการเรียนและการประเมินภาวะโภชนาการในพื้นที่ที่มีการระบาดของโรคมาลาเรียในแถบชายแดนไทย-พม่า
Author(s)
Abstract
This is retrospective cohort study among schoolchildren age 6 and older in a primary- secondary school of Tanousri subdistrict, Suanphuang district, Ratchaburi province, Thailand, during 2014. History of childhood malaria infection was obtained from the medical records of the RTIC. School performance was assessed based on students' subject scores in Thai Language and Mathematics. Primary data was collected by interviews using questionnaires and standard emotional intelligence test. Data analysis was calculated using computer statistical package SPSS and the significant association was set at p<0.05. A total of 457 students were included, 135 (30%) of whom had a history of uncomplicated malaria infection. About half of the malaria-infected children had suffered infection before the age of 4 years. Mean scores for both Mathematics and Thai Language decreased in relation to the increasing number of malaria attacks. Mean scores were not associated with duration since the last malaria attack. The association between malaria infection and school performance was not significant after adjusting for potential confounders. Malaria infection was also not associated with nutritional status after controlling for confounding factors. This study investigated the long-term consequence of uncomplicated malaria during childhood. School performance and nutritional status were not associated with a history of malaria infection. These findings indicate that the impact of uncomplicated malaria infection on school performance and nutritional status may not be prolonged.
Description
Tropical Medicine (Mahidol University 2015)
Degree Name
Master of Science
Degree Level
Master's degree
Degree Department
Faculty of Tropical Medicine
Degree Discipline
Tropical Medicine
Degree Grantor(s)
Mahidol University