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AFRICAN RESEARCH NEXUS
SHINING A SPOTLIGHT ON AFRICAN RESEARCH
agricultural and biological sciences
Malaria and its treatment in rural villages of Aboh Mbaise, Imo State, Nigeria
Acta Tropica, Volume 48, No. 1, Year 1990
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Description
We examined the malaria situation among 489 children under 5 years of age in the rural villages of Aboh Mbaise, Nigeria, using a combination of a standard questionnaire technique and laboratory diagnosis to confirm clinical observations. The results show a high prevalence rate of 52.8% for Plasmodium falciparum in this area. The geometric mean parasite density (GMPD) was 19 361.4/mm3. The proportion of children with fever and/or parasitaemia was not related to age, although the numbers in the febrile group appeared to increase with age. Using 37.5°C as the threshold for fever, 48.7% of the heavily infected group (more than 1000/mm3) were afebrile while 51.3% were febrile. High grade temperatures above 38°C were associated with high parasitaemia above 10 000 parasites/mm3. Of the 911 children who died in the area within the last five years, 22.4% died of fever of unknown origin, 39.7% from malaria, 22.5% from convulsion, 10.5% from diarrhoea and 4.6% from cough. Chloroquine is the drug of choice for the treatment of malaria and there were many cases of drug abuse, and use of sub-curative doses prescribed by non-medically qualified staff. © 1990.
Authors & Co-Authors
Ejezie, Gabriel Chuks
Nigeria, Calabar
University of Calabar
Ezedinachi, Emmanuel N.U.
Nigeria, Calabar
University of Calabar
Usanga, Essien A.
Nigeria, Calabar
University of Calabar
Gemade, Ell I.I.
Nigeria, Calabar
University of Calabar
Ikpatt, N. W.
Nigeria, Calabar
University of Calabar
Alaribe, Ambrose Andrew Anyanwu
Nigeria, Calabar
University of Calabar
Statistics
Citations: 56
Authors: 6
Affiliations: 1
Identifiers
Doi:
10.1016/0001-706X(90)90061-4
ISSN:
0001706X
Research Areas
Infectious Diseases
Maternal And Child Health
Substance Abuse
Study Design
Cross Sectional Study
Study Locations
Nigeria