| Autor: |
Alqeer Aliyo, Wako Golicha, Anteneh Fikrie |
| Jazyk: |
angličtina |
| Rok vydání: |
2024 |
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| Zdroj: |
Frontiers in Parasitology, Vol 3 (2024) |
| Druh dokumentu: |
article |
| ISSN: |
2813-2424 |
| DOI: |
10.3389/fpara.2024.1438218 |
| Popis: |
BackgroundMalaria continues to be an important threat to public health and infects millions of children under 5 years of age each year. Although Ethiopia has set targets for at-risk group interventions to eradicate and manage malaria, the illness is still a serious public health problem in areas where it is endemic, especially in the unique lowlands in the Borena zone.ObjectiveThis study aimed to determine the prevalence of malaria and associated factors among children in Borena’s pastoral communities, Oromia Regional State, southern Ethiopia, in 2022.MethodsA community-based cross-sectional study was conducted from 1 March to 30 April 2022 among 437 randomly selected households with children under 5 years of age in pastoral communities in the Borena zone. Data were collected through face-to-face interviews with structured and pretested questionnaires and blood sample examination using microscopy. Thick and thin blood smears were prepared and examined under a microscope at a health center to confirm malaria cases. The data were analyzed using SPSS version 25. Bivariate and multivariable logistic regression analyses were used to identify factors associated with malaria, and a p-value |
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