Background: Plasmodium infections among school children in Igbo-Eze South Local Government of Enugu State, Nigeria, were studied between July and December 2005. The relationship between the use of malaria control measures and the prevalence of Plasmodium infections was investigated. Methods: Blood smears were obtained from 1296 school children (ages 4–15 years) from six schools randomly sampled from the study area. Drugs were given to infected children. Epidemiological questionnaires were administered to the children. Results: Out of 1296 school children examined, 270 (20.8%) had Plasmodium falciparum infections. The prevalence of these parasitic infections varied significantly (p < 0.05) among schools, with Central School, Ovoko (30.1% ...
Malaria parasitic infection is a disease causing high morbidity and mortality in most tropical parts...
Background : Despite malaria being the largest public health problem in Africa South of Sahara with ...
School-age children have attracted relatively little attention as a group in need of special measure...
Malaria Prevalence was studied among 250 pupils in two selected primary school between May to Septem...
Background: Malaria is a public health problem in Tanzania affecting all age groups. It is known tha...
The prevalence of malaria parasite and antimalarial preventive measures among students of University...
Background: A study among primary school children in Kisarawe district by Otito in 1994 showed that ...
Malaria is a major cause of illness and death especially among childrenunder 5years old and pregnant...
High transmission rate and drug resistance have been implicated in the spread and re-emergence of m...
Studies were carried out to determine the prevalence of malaria parasite infection among infants and...
Studies were carried out to determine the prevalence of malaria parasite infection among infants and...
There is limited knowledge on the malaria burden of school-aged children in Côte d'Ivoire. The aim o...
The prevalence of malaria parasites and antimalarial drug of choice wereinvestigated among students ...
Background : Despite malaria being the largest public health problem in Africa South of Sahara with ...
AbstractObjectiveTo assess the prevalence of malaria parasitemia in north–east Nigeria and to evalua...
Malaria parasitic infection is a disease causing high morbidity and mortality in most tropical parts...
Background : Despite malaria being the largest public health problem in Africa South of Sahara with ...
School-age children have attracted relatively little attention as a group in need of special measure...
Malaria Prevalence was studied among 250 pupils in two selected primary school between May to Septem...
Background: Malaria is a public health problem in Tanzania affecting all age groups. It is known tha...
The prevalence of malaria parasite and antimalarial preventive measures among students of University...
Background: A study among primary school children in Kisarawe district by Otito in 1994 showed that ...
Malaria is a major cause of illness and death especially among childrenunder 5years old and pregnant...
High transmission rate and drug resistance have been implicated in the spread and re-emergence of m...
Studies were carried out to determine the prevalence of malaria parasite infection among infants and...
Studies were carried out to determine the prevalence of malaria parasite infection among infants and...
There is limited knowledge on the malaria burden of school-aged children in Côte d'Ivoire. The aim o...
The prevalence of malaria parasites and antimalarial drug of choice wereinvestigated among students ...
Background : Despite malaria being the largest public health problem in Africa South of Sahara with ...
AbstractObjectiveTo assess the prevalence of malaria parasitemia in north–east Nigeria and to evalua...
Malaria parasitic infection is a disease causing high morbidity and mortality in most tropical parts...
Background : Despite malaria being the largest public health problem in Africa South of Sahara with ...
School-age children have attracted relatively little attention as a group in need of special measure...