Abstract/Overview
Background. Malaria control campaigns have reduced malaria transmission to very low levels in many areas of Africa. Yet the extent to which malaria interruption or elimination might decrease the prevalence of anemia in areas of low malaria transmission is unknown. Methods. Kapsisiywa and Kipsamoite, highland areas of Kenya with low, unstable malaria transmission, experienced a 12-month interruption in malaria transmission from April 2007 to May 2008, following high-level coverage (>70% of households) with indoor residual insecticide spraying in 2007. Hemoglobin levels were tested in 1697 randomly selected asymptomatic residents of Kapsisiywa (n = 910) and Kipsamoite (n = 787) at the beginning of a 12-month period of interrupted transmission (in May 2007) and 14 months later (in July 2008). Results. From May 2007 to July 2008, only 1 of 1697 study cohort members developed clinical malaria. In this period, the prevalence of anemia decreased in Kapsisiywa in all age groups (from 57.5% to 37.9% in children aged
S., N (2024). Decreased prevalence of anemia in highland areas of low malaria transmission after a 1-Year interruption of transmission. Afribary. Retrieved from https://afribary.com/works/decreased-prevalence-of-anemia-in-highland-areas-of-low-malaria-transmission-after-a-1-year-interruption-of-transmission
S., Noland "Decreased prevalence of anemia in highland areas of low malaria transmission after a 1-Year interruption of transmission" Afribary. Afribary, 16 Jul. 2024, https://afribary.com/works/decreased-prevalence-of-anemia-in-highland-areas-of-low-malaria-transmission-after-a-1-year-interruption-of-transmission. Accessed 12 Nov. 2024.
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S., Noland . "Decreased prevalence of anemia in highland areas of low malaria transmission after a 1-Year interruption of transmission" Afribary (2024). Accessed November 12, 2024. https://afribary.com/works/decreased-prevalence-of-anemia-in-highland-areas-of-low-malaria-transmission-after-a-1-year-interruption-of-transmission