Malaria in Sheikh-Quarah epidemiological study using problem-solving approach

Problem- Solving technique, is widly used as a learning method. An attempt is made here to use the same methodology for the first one in an epidemioiogical field study Five hypotheses for the continuous presence of malaria in Sheik- Quarah, a village 60 kilometer north of mosul, are formulated. These are: [1] Low level of case detection: [2] Incomplete drug taking by patterns; [3] New cases due to continuous transmission; [4] Drug resistance, [5] Failure of vector control measures. Field testing showed that hypothese 2 and 3 are instrumental in malaria endemicity. Hypothesis 1, plays a comparatively secondary role. Further epidemiological investigations are needed to determine the size of contribution of hypotheses 4 and 5