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ArticleJournal of parasitology research2022

A Retrospective Analysis of Malaria Trends in Maksegnit Health Center over the Last Seven Years, Northwest Ethiopia: 2014-2020.

Tegegne Eshetu, Bedruzeman Muhamed, Merima Awol, Zebie Kassa, Mehabaw Getu, Adane Derso, Aberham Abere, Ayalew Jejaw Zeleke

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Article in Journal of parasitology research, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 8 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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8citing papers in PubMed, 1 pooled it
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1 · What the graph read from it

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

8 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Tegegne EshetuDepartment of Medical Parasitology, School of Biomedical and Laboratory Science, College of Medicine and Health Sciences, University of Gondar, P. O. Box: 196, Gondar, Ethiopia.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3861-6954
Bedruzeman MuhamedSchool of Biomedical and Laboratory Science, College of Medicine and Health Sciences, University of Gondar, P. O. Box: 196, Gondar, Ethiopia.
Merima AwolSchool of Biomedical and Laboratory Science, College of Medicine and Health Sciences, University of Gondar, P. O. Box: 196, Gondar, Ethiopia.
Zebie KassaSchool of Biomedical and Laboratory Science, College of Medicine and Health Sciences, University of Gondar, P. O. Box: 196, Gondar, Ethiopia.
Mehabaw GetuSchool of Biomedical and Laboratory Science, College of Medicine and Health Sciences, University of Gondar, P. O. Box: 196, Gondar, Ethiopia.
Adane DersoDepartment of Medical Parasitology, School of Biomedical and Laboratory Science, College of Medicine and Health Sciences, University of Gondar, P. O. Box: 196, Gondar, Ethiopia.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5961-2405
Aberham AbereDepartment of Medical Parasitology, School of Biomedical and Laboratory Science, College of Medicine and Health Sciences, University of Gondar, P. O. Box: 196, Gondar, Ethiopia.
Ayalew Jejaw ZelekeDepartment of Medical Parasitology, School of Biomedical and Laboratory Science, College of Medicine and Health Sciences, University of Gondar, P. O. Box: 196, Gondar, Ethiopia.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9640-4784
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Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Background: In Ethiopia, despite various public health intervention approaches have been implemented to eliminate malaria, its public health problem remains considerable. There are such numerous studies; however, investigating the trend of malaria infection in various settings is paramount for area-specific evidence-based interventions, evaluating ongoing malaria control programs. Hence, since the trend of malaria infection in Maksegnit has not yet been documented, this study is aimed at assessing the seven-year trend of malaria in Maksegnit Health Center. Methods: An institutional-based retrospective study was conducted to assess the trend of malaria prevalence over the last seven years (2014-2020) using recorded blood smear reports in the laboratory logbook in Maksegnit Health Center, Northwest Ethiopia. Result: Over the last seven years, a total of 28217 clinically malaria-suspected individuals were requested for blood film examination at Maksegnit Health Center. Of whom, microscopically confirmed malaria case was found in 4641/28217 (16.4%). A significant seasonal and interannual variation of malaria cases was observed ( Conclusion: Malaria is still a public health threat in the study area despite significant fluctuating patterns of malaria was observed in the last seven years. In particular, a bounced back trend of malaria from 2018 to 2020 is alarming. Thus, the implementation of ongoing intervention approaches should be reconsidered, and uninterrupted efforts of the concerned bodies are still needed.

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