Changing malaria status among children in Ngapyawtone village, Letpandan Township.

ABSTRACT

Peripheral blood samples were collected from 60 children (2 - 9 years) residing in Ngapyawtone village, Yayngan village tract, Gway Dauk Kwin Rural Health Centre, Letpandan Township, Bago Division in March, 2012. Temperature, anaemia, jaundice, spleen and liver enlargement were assessed for clinical parameters associated with malaria. Parasite positivity by malaria microscopy and detection of malaria antigen by rapid diagnostic test were done. The malaria parasite prevalence by blood slide microscopy was 8.3%. The malaria parasite prevalence by RDT was also 8.3%. Rapid Immunochromatographic test was performed for Pf/Pv Antibodies. Malaria Antibody positivity rate was 5 % in the study population. Changing pattern of malaria (parasite prevalence, serological prevalence and spleen rate) among children due to effective malaria control program was found in Ngapyawtone village where similar study was done in 1995.