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The impact of mass distribution of long lasting insecticide-treated bed-nets on the malaria parasite burden in the Buea Health District in South-West Cameroon: a hospital based chart review of patient…

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Title
The impact of mass distribution of long lasting insecticide-treated bed-nets on the malaria parasite burden in the Buea Health District in South-West Cameroon: a hospital based chart review of patient’s laboratory records
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BMC Research Notes, October 2017
DOI 10.1186/s13104-017-2870-8
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Renda Colins Yekabong, Walter Akoh Ebile, Peter Nde Fon, Emmanuel A. Asongalem

Abstract

Malaria remains a leading cause of illness and deaths in Cameroon. The use of long lasting insecticide treated bed nets (LLITN) is the most effective method to reduce the burden of malaria. The aim of this study was to determine the impact of the mass distribution of LLITN on the hospital prevalence of malaria (prevalence of malaria in patients with a presumptive diagnosis of malaria), in the Buea Health District in the South-West Region of Cameroon. A hospital-based chart review of records of malaria confirmatory test results in health facilities of the Buea Health District from January 2011 through December 2013. Data were extracted with the help of a grid, then analyzed with EPIinfo version 6 and Microsoft Excel 2010. Chi square test was used to compare prevalence and ANOVA was used to compare mean parasitaemia. A total of 17,268 records were reviewed, 3545[20.5% (19.9-21.1)] confirmed malaria positive with mean trophozoite count of 2735.3 ± 23,323.5 trophozoite/µl of blood. Prevalence was higher in males 1497 [23.5% (22.4-24.5)] than females 2047 [18.8% (18.1-19.6)], p < 0.01. Significant evidence of a reduction in the prevalence of malaria was found in under-fives in 2012 (p = 0.03). Universal coverage with LLITN failed to guarantee effective control of malaria in the Buea Health District, as expected. Continuous and appropriate use of LLITN is indispensable, in addition to periodic sensitization, booster campaigns of LLITN distribution and evaluation research for effective prevention and control of malaria.

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Unknown 53 100%

Demographic breakdown

Readers by professional status Count As %
Student > Master 10 19%
Student > Ph. D. Student 7 13%
Researcher 5 9%
Lecturer 3 6%
Student > Doctoral Student 2 4%
Other 7 13%
Unknown 19 36%
Readers by discipline Count As %
Medicine and Dentistry 11 21%
Nursing and Health Professions 7 13%
Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology 5 9%
Agricultural and Biological Sciences 4 8%
Immunology and Microbiology 2 4%
Other 4 8%
Unknown 20 38%
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#14,367,260
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#59
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