Dorhout Mees, Marijke
Msefula, Jacquline
van Woensel, Job
Boele van Hensbroek, Michael
Phiri, Kamija
Havara, Margret
Calis, Job
Article History
Received: 20 January 2026
Accepted: 20 April 2026
First Online: 27 April 2026
Declarations
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: The study population was derived from an existing study on Malawian children with severe anaemia and two control groups. Written informed consent was obtained from either a parent or guardian for all children. The ethics committees of the College of Medicine, Malawi, and the Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine, United Kingdom, approved the study. This study was carried out in accordance with the principles of the Declaration of Helsinki [18].
: Not applicable.
: The authors declare no competing interests.