Malaria situation during 2001 - 2002 and affecting factors in Huong Hoa district of Quang Tri province
- Author:
Hoang -- Ha
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- Keywords:
Malaria
- MeSH:
Malaria;
epidemiology;
knowledge;
Age Factors;
sex
- From:Journal of Malaria and parasite diseases Control
2003;0(1):25-31
- CountryViet Nam
- Language:Vietnamese
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Abstract:
A study was carried out in two years 2001-2001 in the border district of Huong Hoa, Quang Tri province to evaluate the malaria situation including clinical malaria cases, parasite positive cases and the affecting factors. Five communes representative for bordering and central areas of the district were selected for the study. A total of 4,620 local people were sampled. In 2001 a sample of 2,527 was studied showing a malaria infection rate of 9.10% (230/2,527) and clinical rate of 6.13% (155/2,527). In 2002 a sample of 2,093 local people was studied showing a malaria infection rate of 2.05% (43/2,093) and clinical rate of 2.58% (54/2,093). The cross-sectional surveys including interviews of local people involved in the study revealed the relationship between the malaria prevalence and affecting factors as geography, the knowledge about malaria and the mosquito net use rate. It was also found in 2002 that there was no relationship between malaria prevalence, ages and sex
