Epidemiological factors related to malaria contraction in Krôngpac, Ð?k L?k province in 2003
- Author:
Pham Thanh Quang
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- Keywords:
Malaria
- MeSH:
Malaria;
Epidemiology
- From:Journal of Malaria and parasite diseases Control
2004;0(3):31-35
- CountryViet Nam
- Language:Vietnamese
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Abstract:
Survey on 702 samples including 234 contracted to malaria and 468 with symtoms by the method of disease-evidence at Krongpac district, Dak Lak province in 8/2003 to study the charateristics and factors relating to malaria parasite. Results showed that groups with primary education level or less and had average income less than 200,000VND/month were at high prevalence, 53.4% and 46.7%, respectively. While the groups with secondary education level or more and income more than 200,000VND/month were at 18.1% and 16.5%, respectively. The correlation between working on field and contracting malaria parasite is that those working on field had high potential of contracting malaria parasite with OR = 6.98 (95% CI: 4.56-10.45), with statistic significance of P<0.01. The habit of use mosquito net is related to the prevalence among the samples. Those sleep without a net had high level of contracting malaria parasite with OR = 5.35 (95% CI: 3.37-7.66). Sleeping in mosquito net is an important prevention method against malaria parasite
