Stratification of Khartoum urban area by the risk of malaria transmission
EMHJ-Eastern Mediterranean Health Journal. 2003; 9 (4): 559-569
in English
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ABSTRACT
A cross-sectional community-based study was carried out in Khartoum urban area aimed at stratifying the area by risk of malaria transmission. Two thousand households [8092 individuals] were surveyed during the cold, dry and rainy seasons of 2002. Households with screened windows, using bednets or both were 5.0% [95% CI 4.1-6.0], 10.9% [95% CI 9.5-12.3] and 1.8% [95% CI 1.2-2.5] respectively. Access to health services was high. Only 3.8% [95% CI 2.9-4.7] of households kept antimalarial drugs at home. The parasite rate, spleen rate and fever rate were very low [0.21%, 0.17% and 0.97% respectively]. Overall, people in Greater Bahry suffer a greater burden of malaria than those in Greater Khartoum or Greater Omdurman, with a seasonal pattern of transmission
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IMEMR (Eastern Mediterranean)
Main subject:
Self Medication
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Population Surveillance
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Incidence
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Cross-Sectional Studies
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Surveys and Questionnaires
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Risk Factors
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Insect Vectors
Type of study:
Incidence study
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Prevalence study
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Screening study
Limits:
Animals
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Female
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Humans
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Male
Language:
English
Journal:
East Mediterr Health J.
Year:
2003
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