@article{1282aa177caa48bfa44c11c6d3774d21,
title = "A literature review of the effect of malaria on stunting",
abstract = "Background: The current version of the Lives Saved Tool (LiST) maternal and child health impact modeling software does not include an effect of malaria on stunting. Objective: This literature review was undertaken to determine whether such a causal link should be included in the LiST model. Methods: The PubMed, Embase, and Scopus databases were searched by using broad search terms. The searches returned a total of 4281 documents. Twelve studies from among the retrieved documents were included in the review according to the inclusion and exclusion criteria. Results: There was mixed evidence for an effect of malaria on stunting among longitudinal observational studies, and none of the randomized controlled trials of malaria interventions found an effect of the interventions on stunting. Conclusions: There is insufficient evidence to include malaria as a determinant of stunting or an effect of malaria interventions on stunting in the LiST model. The paucity and heterogeneity of the available literature were a major limitation. In addition, the studies included in the review consistently fulfilled their ethical responsibility to treat children under observation for malaria, which may have interfered with the natural history of the disease and prevented any observable effect on stunting or linear growth.",
keywords = "Anthropometry, Literature review, Lives Saved Tool, Malaria, Plasmodium falciparum, Stunting",
author = "Jackson, {Bianca D.} and Black, {Robert E.}",
note = "Funding Information: Published in a supplement to The Journal of Nutrition. This article is part of a project to update the nutrition modeling components of the Lives Saved Tool (LiST), which is supported by a grant from the Children{\textregistered}s Investment Fund Foundation (CIFF). LiST is developed and maintained by the Institute for International Programs at Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, with support from the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation. The Supplement Coordinator for the supplement publication is Adrienne Clermont. Supplement Coordinator disclosures: Adrienne Clermont is a member of the project team at Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health that is implementing the CIFF-funded project that this supplement is a part of. As a result, part of her salary is paid through the grant from CIFF. The article contents are the responsibility of the authors and do not necessarily represent the official views of institutions or sponsors involved. Publication costs for this supplement were defrayed in part by the payment of page charges. This publication must therefore be hereby marked {"}advertisement{"} in accordance with 18 USC section 1734 solely to indicate this fact. The opinions expressed in this publication are those of the authors and are not attributable to the sponsors or the publisher, Editor, or Editorial Board of The Journal of Nutrition. Supported by the Children{\textregistered}s Investment Fund Foundation. Author disclosures: BDJ and REB, no conflicts of interest. Supplemental Table 1 is available from the {\textquoteleft}{\textquoteleft}Online Supporting Material{\textquoteright}{\textquoteright} link in the online posting of the article and from the same link in the online table of contents at http://jn.nutrition.org. Publisher Copyright: {\textcopyright} 2017 American Society for Nutrition.",
year = "2017",
month = nov,
day = "1",
doi = "10.3945/jn.116.242289",
language = "English (US)",
volume = "147",
pages = "2163S--2168S",
journal = "Journal of Nutrition",
issn = "0022-3166",
publisher = "American Society for Nutrition",
number = "11",
}