Journal
TRANSACTIONS OF THE ROYAL SOCIETY OF TROPICAL MEDICINE AND HYGIENE
Volume 97, Issue 6, Pages 661-666Publisher
OXFORD UNIV PRESS
DOI: 10.1016/S0035-9203(03)80098-6
Keywords
malaria; Plasmodium falciparum; parasitaemia; malariometric indicators; malaria attributable fraction; children; Mozambique
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A total of 2057 children aged < 10 years were selected at random from a demographic surveillance system and enrolled in 4 malariometric cross-sectional surveys in different seasons in Manhica district in southern Mozambique. Plasmodium falciparum accounted for 90% of all malaria infections and the prevalence of asexual P. falciparum ranged from 13.7- 21.7% at the end of the dry season to 30.5- 34.0% at the end of rainy season. In order to determine the malaria attributable fraction (MAF) of fever, 1021 children from a nearby hospital acted as fever cases and from this separate case-control study the crude MAF was 36%, showing a marked age dependency. Plasmodium falciparum is the most common malaria species in Manhica. This malaria-mesoendemic area has year-round transmission. The importance of other non-malarial fever-causing conditions among infants was highlighted. Malaria appeared to be a major contributory factor to anaemia in the area.
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