Prevalence of Malaria in Out Patients at Enticho Hospital, Ahferom Woreda, Central Tigray, Ethiopia
| dc.contributor.advisor | Tegenu Gelana | |
| dc.contributor.advisor | Araya Gebresilassie | |
| dc.contributor.author | Mihret Gebrehiwot | |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2025-08-17T23:31:45Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2025-08-17T23:31:45Z | |
| dc.date.issued | 2024-08 | |
| dc.description.abstract | Malaria is a protozoan disease caused by parasites of the genus plasmodium and it is one of the leading causes of illness and death in the world. The objective of the present study was to show the prevalence of malaria infection among individuals who visited Enticho hospital. For this case descriptive cross-sectional study from September 2020 to June 2020 and retrospective data of the last five years (2015-2019) was collected to determine the prevalence of malaria in the study area. Three hundred eighty-four (384) malaria suspected participants were involved in this study by using single population proportion formula. Demographic and sanitation practice information’s were gathered with pre-tested and semi-structured questionnaires and interview. Moreover, blood samples were collected and processed with professional laboratory technologists of the Enticho hospital. Statistical data were encoded to SPSS data sheet as well as Microsoft Excel and analyzed accordingly in considering p<0.05 as statistically significant. The overall prevalence of malaria infections was 25% in the cross-sectional data and 21.14% in the retrospective data. Plasmodium species identified in the blood samples of the participants were P. falciparum and P. vivax. The prevalence of malaria infections were statistically associated with gender X2= 18.115, (p=0.00), having of indoor grass and plants (P = 0.033, OR = 1.684) having of stagnant water near house (P = 0.000, OR = 26.253) and frequency of participants to use bed nets in sleep time (P = 0.000, OR = 5.117). Malaria was more prevalent and one of the major health problems in population of the study area. Therefore, health professionals should give awareness on environmental hygiene and means of malaria prevention mechanisms to population of the study area. | |
| dc.identifier.uri | https://etd.aau.edu.et/handle/123456789/6956 | |
| dc.language.iso | en_US | |
| dc.publisher | Addis Ababa University | |
| dc.subject | Enticho | |
| dc.subject | Prevalence | |
| dc.subject | Malaria Parasite | |
| dc.subject | Retrospective Data | |
| dc.title | Prevalence of Malaria in Out Patients at Enticho Hospital, Ahferom Woreda, Central Tigray, Ethiopia | |
| dc.type | Thesis |