The prevalence of malaria in an endemic area of Bangladesh.

Abstract

Abstract:Eight hundred and nine patients with the symptom of fever at a rural health complex in southeastern Bangladesh were studied for the presence of malaria: 48.1% were malaria parasite-positive.Of these patients 71.5% had falciparum malaria and 28.5% had vivax malaria. The 5-9 years age group had the highest percentage of malarial parasite positivity (58.6%). Splenomegaly was found more frequently in children than in adults. By occupation, malaria was most prevalent among woodcutters who worked in forests. Forest dwellers in general had a significantly higher (p<0.001) malaria positivity rate than did those persons residing in non-forested areas. Indigenous tribal people had significantly lower (p<0.05) malaria-positivity than did Bengalee settlers. Illiteracy and low incomes, customary reasons for failure to practice prevention, were associated with higher prevalence of malaria.

Malaria epidemiology and comparative reliability of diagnostic tools in Bannu; an endemic malaria focus in south of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan

“…Further, we documented no significant association with gender. Although, several earlier studies in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and elsewhere prove males to be at a higher risk of malaria compared to females [43,45,[60][61][62][63][64][65][66][67][68] suggesting increased exposure to mosquito bites since males are more likely to work outdoors and are not traditionally well covered as females (usually veiled) [52]. Cultural and social norms might have stemmed low influx of female patients to health-care facilities.…”