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| Title |
Prevalence of malaria parasites in adults and its determinants in malaria endemic area of Kisumu County, Kenya
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| Published in |
Malaria Journal, July 2015
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| DOI | 10.1186/s12936-015-0781-5 |
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| Authors |
Rachel Jenkins, Raymond Omollo, Michael Ongecha, Peter Sifuna, Caleb Othieno, Linnet Ongeri, James Kingora, Bernhards Ogutu |
| Abstract |
The prevalence of malaria parasites in adults in Africa is less well researched than in children. Therefore, a demographic surveillance site was used to conduct a household survey of adults in the malaria endemic area of Maseno division in Kisumu County near Lake Victoria. A random survey of 1,190 adults living in a demographic health surveillance site in a malaria endemic area of 70,805 population size was conducted, measuring presence of malaria parasites by slide microscopy. Data were analysed using STATA to calculate the prevalence of malaria and associated risk factors. The adult prevalence of presence of malaria parasites in Maseno was 28% (95% CI: 25.4-31.0%). Gender was a significant sociodemographic risk factor in both univariate (OR 1.5, p = 0.005) and multivariate (OR 1.4, p = 0.019) analyses. Females were 50% more likely to have malaria than men. Presence of malaria parasites is common in the adult population of this endemic area, and the rate is greatly increased in women. The presence of such an adult pool of malaria parasites represents a key reservoir factor in transmission of parasites to children, and is relevant for plans to eradicate malaria. |
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Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 1 | 33% |
| Unknown | 2 | 67% |
Demographic breakdown
| Type | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Members of the public | 2 | 67% |
| Science communicators (journalists, bloggers, editors) | 1 | 33% |
Mendeley readers
The data shown below were compiled from readership statistics for 249 Mendeley readers of this research output. Click here to see the associated Mendeley record.
Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| United Kingdom | 1 | <1% |
| Bangladesh | 1 | <1% |
| Unknown | 247 | 99% |
Demographic breakdown
| Readers by professional status | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Student > Master | 50 | 20% |
| Student > Bachelor | 32 | 13% |
| Student > Ph. D. Student | 22 | 9% |
| Researcher | 20 | 8% |
| Student > Postgraduate | 12 | 5% |
| Other | 33 | 13% |
| Unknown | 80 | 32% |
| Readers by discipline | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Medicine and Dentistry | 41 | 16% |
| Agricultural and Biological Sciences | 29 | 12% |
| Nursing and Health Professions | 22 | 9% |
| Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology | 16 | 6% |
| Social Sciences | 12 | 5% |
| Other | 45 | 18% |
| Unknown | 84 | 34% |
Attention Score in Context
This research output has an Altmetric Attention Score of 29. This is our high-level measure of the quality and quantity of online attention that it has received. This Attention Score, as well as the ranking and number of research outputs shown below, was calculated when the research output was last mentioned on 02 November 2020.
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