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ABSTRACT: Objective
To assess the status of malaria prevalence in one of the malaria endemic areas of Ethiopia.Results
A 10-year report of malaria cases were obtained from Asendabo Health Center, Jimma zone, Southwest Ethiopia. Following a retrospective study design, data of 68, 421 febrile patients diagnosed and treated in the health center were included in the study. The year with the highest prevalence rate (34.9%) was 2010, whereas the lowest was 2016 (0.62%). The number of diagnosed malaria cases from September to November were significantly higher (P?=?0.023, n?=?6336, 46.5%) than in other months. Plasmodium falciparum (52.1%, n?=?7087) and Plasmodium vivax (44.2%, n?=?6009) were the two principal plasmodium species accountable for malaria infections in the study area. The current study is a supportive evidence for the reduction of malaria prevalence in malaria endemic areas of Ethiopia.
SUBMITTER: Jemal A
PROVIDER: S-EPMC6537395 | biostudies-literature | 2019 May
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Jemal Abdurazak A Ketema Tsige T
BMC research notes 20190527 1
<h4>Objective</h4>To assess the status of malaria prevalence in one of the malaria endemic areas of Ethiopia.<h4>Results</h4>A 10-year report of malaria cases were obtained from Asendabo Health Center, Jimma zone, Southwest Ethiopia. Following a retrospective study design, data of 68, 421 febrile patients diagnosed and treated in the health center were included in the study. The year with the highest prevalence rate (34.9%) was 2010, whereas the lowest was 2016 (0.62%). The number of diagnosed m ...[more]