Factors associated with malaria infection in Mudzi District, Mashonaland East Zimbabwe, 2019
A case-control study
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 15357296 |
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| Authors | T T Masango (University of Zimbabwe), Tasiana K Nyadzayo (Ministry of Health and Child Welfare), Notion Tafara Gombe (0000-0002-2353-0923, University of Zimbabwe), Tsitsi Juru (0000-0002-3570-2331, University of Zimbabwe, corresponding author), G Shambira (University of Zimbabwe), Simbarashe Chiwanda (University of Zimbabwe), Mufuta Tshimanga (0000-0002-5525-3318, University of Zimbabwe), M T Tshimanga |
| Year | 2020 |
| Volume | 20 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 1745-1745 |
| Publication date | 2020-11-19 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | BMC Public Health (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1471-2458 • E-ISSN: 1471-2458 |
| Publisher | BioMed Central (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1186/s12889-020-09872-2 |
| PMID | 33213420 |
| OpenAlex | W3102859336 |
| Language | EN |
| References cited | 6 |
A stagnant water pool close to the homestead and engaging in outdoor activities before dawn and after dusk were modifiable risk factors associated with the malaria outbreak despite the community being knowledgeable on the transmission and prevention of malaria. Community sensitisation and mobilisation in the destruction of stagnant water bodies and cutting of tall grass around homesteads were recommended measures to contain the outbreak
Biostatistics · Environmental health · Indoor residual spraying · Malaria · Outbreak · Plasmodium falciparum · Population · Public health · Rapid diagnostic test · Veterinary medicine · Demography · Global Maternal and Child Health · Malaria Research and Control · Medicine · Mosquito-borne diseases and control · Nursing · Epidemiology
| Highly cited | No |
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