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The Prevalence And Intensity Of Malaria Parasite In Children At Jos University Teaching Hospital, Nigeria
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Objective: To determine the prevalence and intensity of malaria parasitaemia in clinically diagnosed paediatric patients in jos university teaching hospital, and to see if there is any correlation between the parasite density and the ages of the patients
Study population/methods: Consisted of blood samples from 300 children aged between 0-14 years attending the Emergency Paediatric Unit and Paedratic Out-patient Department of theu Jos University Teaching Hospital Jos, with sign /symptoms suggestive of malaria. Blood collect aseptically in sterile containers. Thick and thin film were made using Giemsa staining technique. The stain examined under X100 objective microscope.
Result: Revealed a parasite rate of 29.3% with p. falciparum 96.6%, p. maleria 3.4%. Eihteen percent of the study population had mean parasite desities higher than the critical value of 10,000 per microlitre. There was no difference in parasitaemia in relation to gender.
Conclusion: The prevalence of maleria is still high in paediatric age group 27 – 29.5%. There is the need to intensify the Roll Back Malaria programme by the Federal Government of Nigeria in order to reduce the prevalence of malaria.
Key words: Prevalence, Malaria, Children.
Highland Medical Research Journal Vol.1(1) 2002: 9-10
Study population/methods: Consisted of blood samples from 300 children aged between 0-14 years attending the Emergency Paediatric Unit and Paedratic Out-patient Department of theu Jos University Teaching Hospital Jos, with sign /symptoms suggestive of malaria. Blood collect aseptically in sterile containers. Thick and thin film were made using Giemsa staining technique. The stain examined under X100 objective microscope.
Result: Revealed a parasite rate of 29.3% with p. falciparum 96.6%, p. maleria 3.4%. Eihteen percent of the study population had mean parasite desities higher than the critical value of 10,000 per microlitre. There was no difference in parasitaemia in relation to gender.
Conclusion: The prevalence of maleria is still high in paediatric age group 27 – 29.5%. There is the need to intensify the Roll Back Malaria programme by the Federal Government of Nigeria in order to reduce the prevalence of malaria.
Key words: Prevalence, Malaria, Children.
Highland Medical Research Journal Vol.1(1) 2002: 9-10
