Malaria in Assam: A challenge
<b>Research Question:</b> What is the trend of malaria and proportion of Plasmodium falciparum infections amongst troops of the Army units deployed in Assam over the last 5 years? <b> Study Design:</b> Retrospective cross -sectional descriptive study. Setting: Army units depl...
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Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications,
2009-01-01T00:00:00Z.
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| Summary: | <b>Research Question:</b> What is the trend of malaria and proportion of Plasmodium falciparum infections amongst troops of the Army units deployed in Assam over the last 5 years? <b> Study Design:</b> Retrospective cross -sectional descriptive study. Setting: Army units deployed in the state of Assam over the last 5 years. <b> Participants:</b> Population of army units deployed in the state of Assam over the last 5 years. <b> Statistical Analysis:</b> Percentage, Chi square. <b> Results:</b> Malaria contributed to 3.60% to 7% of all hospital admissions over the period of 5 years. The overall malaria incidence showed a significantly increasing trend during the study period. (Chi square for linear trend = 5.19; <i> P</i> = 0.023). Out of these, <i> P falciparum</i> contributed 86% to 98%. The proportion of <i> P falciparum</i> infections showed a significantly increasing trend from 2005 to 2006. (Yate′s corrected Chi square = 7.123; <i> P</i> = 0.008). |
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| Item Description: | 0970-0218 1998-3581 |