Malaria Risk Factors in Kaligesing, Purworejo District, Central Java Province, Indonesia: A Case-control Study / 예방의학회지
Journal of Preventive Medicine and Public Health
;
: 148-153, 2018.
Article
in English
| WPRIM
| ID: wpr-714767
ABSTRACT
OBJECTIVES:
Malaria remains a public health concern worldwide, including Indonesia. Purworejo is a district in which endemic of malaria, they have re-setup to entering malaria elimination in 2021. Accordingly, actions must be taken to accelerate and guaranty that the goal will reach based on an understanding of the risk factors for malaria. Thus, we analysed malaria risk factors based on human and housing conditions in Kaligesing, Purworejo, Indonesia.METHODS:
A case-control study was carried out in Kaligesing subdistrict, Purworejo, Indonesia in July to August 2017. A structured questionnaire and checklist were used to collect data from 96 participants, who consisted of 48 controls and 48 cases. Univariate, bivariate, and multivariate analyses were performed.RESULTS:
Bivariate analysis found that education level, the presence of a cattle cage within 100 m of the house, not sleeping under a bednet the previous night, and not closing the doors and windows from 6 p.m. to 5 a.m. were significantly (p≤0.25) associated with malaria. Of these factors, only not sleeping under a bednet the previous night and not closing the doors and windows from 6 p.m. to 5 a.m. were significantly associated with malaria.CONCLUSIONS:
The findings of this study demonstrate that potential risk factor for Malaria should be paid of attention all the time, particularly for an area which is targeting Malaria elimination.
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WPRIM (Western Pacific)
Main subject:
Case-Control Studies
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Public Health
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Multivariate Analysis
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Risk Factors
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Education
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Checklist
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Housing
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Indonesia
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Malaria
Type of study:
Etiology study
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Observational study
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Qualitative research
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Risk factors
Limits:
Animals
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Humans
Country/Region as subject:
Asia
Language:
English
Journal:
Journal of Preventive Medicine and Public Health
Year:
2018
Type:
Article
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