Malaria Morbidity and Mortality among Nomadic Fulani Children of Northeastern Nigeria
| Autor: | Tidi, SK, Akogun, OB, Gundiri, MA |
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| Jazyk: | angličtina |
| Rok vydání: | 2014 |
| Zdroj: | Nigerian Journal of Parasitology; Vol 33, No 2 (2012) Nigerian Journal of Parasitology; Vol 33, No 1 (2012) |
| ISSN: | 1117-4145 |
| Popis: | Malaria is a deadly disease which is widely spread in the tropical regions of the world. This study was conducted to investigate malaria morbidity and mortality in under-five nomadic Fulani children.Morbidity and mortality were assessed through film microscopy, interviews, questionnaires and verbal autopsy. Results showed that Hot body (99.6%) was the major malaria morbidity in under-five children cited by the mothers. However, there was no association (X2, p>0.05) with age, clan and parity. Almost half of the population had two episodes of fever in a year. This was significantly different (p |
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