Improving socioeconomic status may reduce the burden of malaria in sub Saharan Africa: A systematic review and meta-analysis

A Degarege, K Fennie, D Degarege, S Chennupati… - PloS one, 2019 - journals.plos.org
Background A clear understanding of the effects of housing structure, education, occupation,
income, and wealth on malaria can help to better design socioeconomic interventions to …

Identification of Mutations in Antimalarial Resistance Gene Kelch13 from Plasmodium falciparum Isolates in Kano, Nigeria

UF Abubakar, R Adam, MM Mukhtar… - Tropical Medicine and …, 2020 - mdpi.com
Malaria control relies on first-line treatments that use artemisinin-combination therapies
(ACT). Unfortunately, mutations in the plasmodium falciparum kelch13 gene result in …

Point prevalence mapping of malaria infection in Rivers State, Nigeria

SE Egbom, FO Nduka, SO Nzeako - Tanzania Journal of Health Research, 2022 - ajol.info
Background: Variations in the risk of malaria across locations exist but are poorly
understood though identifying hotspots of malaria transmission will create opportunities for …

Prevalence of malaria infection in children in Anambra state, Nigeria after change of policy from presumptive/clinical to confirmed diagnosis

OP Okeke, CA Imakwu, JE Eyo, FC Okafor - Animal Research International, 2016 - ajol.info
In 2011, WHO change malaria case-management policy from presumptive treatment of
fevers to parasitological diagnosis and targeted treatment with artemisinin combination …

Prevalence of malaria parasitaemia in three selected local government areas of Niger State, North Central, Nigeria

H Edogun, G Daramola, C Esan… - Journal of Advances …, 2018 - classical.goforpromo.com
Introduction: Malaria-a parasitic protozoan infection, caused by Plasmodium species-is a
major public health challenge in Africa. Aside hundreds of thousands of annual deaths …

Malaria Prevalence and Its Demographic Determinants in Oyigbo Local Governement Area, Rivers State, South-South, Nigeria

SE EGBOM, M OGIDI, FO NDUKA… - Asian Journal of …, 2021 - asian.go4publish.com
Aim: To investigate the prevalence of malaria and how demographic factors influence
malaria parasite transmission among persons attending primary health care facilities in …

Comparative prevalence of Plasmodium falciparum malaria in patients attending Okelele Health Centre, Okelele, Ilorin, Nigeria

OM Kolawole, OA Mokuolu, YA Olukosi… - Indian Journal of …, 2017 - journals.lww.com
Background: In Okelele, Ilorin, Kwara State, Nigeria, malaria remains an important public
health concern with a little information about its prevalence. Objective: To determine the …

[PDF][PDF] Malaria parasitaemia amongst military personnel households in a military formation in Port Harcourt, Nigeria

SE Egbom, SO Nzeako - International Journal of Scientific …, 2017 - researchgate.net
Military formations are foci that display great disparity in socioeconomic status and may
serve as reservoirs for Plasmodium species in the population. In view of this a study to …

[PDF][PDF] Climate and Plasmodium falciparum infection on the Jos Plateau, Nigeria

OI Ita, UA Udoh, KO Inaku, AA Iwuafor - Int. J. Microbiol. Biotech, 2017 - academia.edu
The occurrence and prevalence of malaria depend on several factors, both climatic and non-
climatic. Given that the Jos plateau is more temperate than other parts of Nigeria, this work …

[PDF][PDF] Passive surveillance of communicable diseases among inmates of Jos central prison, Nigeria

AB Ahmed, H Bakam, C Yayock, M Sarki - Int J Res Med Sci, 2016 - academia.edu
Background: This paper presents a comprehensive study of the disease profile among
inmates of Jos prison, Nigeria. Methods: Blood samples were examined using Giemsa …