ArticleMalaria journal2015
Prevalence of malaria parasitaemia in school children from two districts of Ghana earmarked for indoor residual spraying: a cross-sectional study.
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Exploring the Impact of Scaling up Mass Testing, Treatment and Tracking on Malaria Prevalence Among Children in the Pakro Sub District of Ghana
Determining the Impact of Scaling up Mass Testing, Treatment and Tracking on Malaria Prevalence Among Children in the Pakro Sub District of Ghana
Determining the Impact of Malaria Mass Drug Administration on Malaria Prevalence in Under 15 Children and Pregnant Women
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29 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 66 citations in OpenAlex.
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- An exploratory study of the acceptability of indoor residual spraying for malaria control in upper western Ghana.BMC public health · 2020Article
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- Prevalence of asymptomatic malaria parasitaemia following mass testing and treatment in Pakro sub-district of Ghana.BMC public health · 2019Article
- Challenges and perceptions of implementing mass testing, treatment and tracking in malaria control: a qualitative study in Pakro sub-district of Ghana.BMC public health · 2019Article
- Prevalence of Polyparasitic Infection Among Primary School Children in the Volta Region of Ghana.Open forum infectious diseases · 2019Article
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Abstract
backgroundIndoor residual spraying (IRS) is considered a valuable transmission control measure against malaria but exact efficacy data are not available for many epidemiological settings. This study was conducted to determine indicators for malaria epidemiology and transmission among school children as baseline assessment before IRS implementation in Ghana.
methodsA cross-sectional study was conducted in Adansi South District of the Ashanti Region and Wa West District of the Upper West Region of Ghana. Malarial parasitaemia and anaemia were determined in pupils between the ages of 2 and 14 years from Early Childhood Development Centres and primary schools. Plasmodium falciparum parasitaemia was detected by light microscopy.
resultsOut of 1,649 pupils who were enrolled at participating schools, 684 were positive for plasmodia resulting in a baseline parasitaemia prevalence of 41.5%. Parasite rate was similar in the two districts (42.0% in Adansi South and 40.7% in Wa West), but differed across the nine sentinel schools ranging from 21 to 63% (p < 0.001). The mean haemoglobin concentration was 11.3 g/dl [standard deviation (SD) ±2.1]. Pupils who had moderate to mild anaemia (7.0-10.9 g/dl) constituted 41.7% of the study sample.
conclusionThe burden of parasitaemia, malaria and anaemia is a major public health problem among school children in rural Ghana with extensive heterogeneity between schools and warrants further investment in intervention measures.
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