Nationwide school malaria parasitaemia survey in public primary schools, the United Republic of Tanzania

Nationwide school malaria parasitaemia survey in public primary schools, the United Republic of Tanzania

Abstract Background A nationwide, school, malaria survey was implemented to assess the risk factors of malaria prevalence and bed net use among primary school children in mainland Tanzania. This allowed the mapping of malaria prevalence at council level and assessment of malaria risk factors among s...

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Main Authors: Frank Chacky, Manuela Runge, Susan F. Rumisha, Pendael Machafuko, Prosper Chaki, Julius J. Massaga, Ally Mohamed, Emilie Pothin, Fabrizio Molteni, Robert W. Snow, Christian Lengeler, Renata Mandike
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2018-12-01
Series:Malaria Journal
Subjects:
Malaria
School children
Malaria surveillance
Malaria prevalence
Mosquito net use
Tanzania
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12936-018-2601-1

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