Travel history and malaria infection risk in a low-transmission setting in Ethiopia: a case control study
<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>Malaria remains the leading communicable disease in Ethiopia, with around one million clinical cases of malaria reported annually. The country currently has plans for elimination for specific geographic areas of the country. Human mo...
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| author | Yukich Joshua O Taylor Cameron Eisele Thomas P Reithinger Richard Nauhassenay Honelgn Berhane Yemane Keating Joseph |
| author_facet | Yukich Joshua O Taylor Cameron Eisele Thomas P Reithinger Richard Nauhassenay Honelgn Berhane Yemane Keating Joseph |
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| description | <p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>Malaria remains the leading communicable disease in Ethiopia, with around one million clinical cases of malaria reported annually. The country currently has plans for elimination for specific geographic areas of the country. Human movement may lead to the maintenance of reservoirs of infection, complicating attempts to eliminate malaria.</p> <p>Methods</p> <p>An unmatched case–control study was conducted with 560 adult patients at a Health Centre in central Ethiopia. Patients who received a malaria test were interviewed regarding their recent travel histories. Bivariate and multivariate analyses were conducted to determine if reported travel outside of the home village within the last month was related to malaria infection status.</p> <p>Results</p> <p>After adjusting for several known confounding factors, travel away from the home village in the last 30 days was a statistically significant risk factor for infection with <it>Plasmodium falciparum</it> (AOR 1.76; <it>p</it>=0.03) but not for infection with <it>Plasmodium vivax</it> (AOR 1.17; <it>p</it>=0.62). Male sex was strongly associated with any malaria infection (AOR 2.00; <it>p</it>=0.001).</p> <p>Conclusions</p> <p>Given the importance of identifying reservoir infections, consideration of human movement patterns should factor into decisions regarding elimination and disease prevention, especially when targeted areas are limited to regions within a country.</p> |
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| spelling | doaj.art-a3c321be42de4811811294e4f59714df2022-12-22T03:00:47ZengBMCMalaria Journal1475-28752013-01-011213310.1186/1475-2875-12-33Travel history and malaria infection risk in a low-transmission setting in Ethiopia: a case control studyYukich Joshua OTaylor CameronEisele Thomas PReithinger RichardNauhassenay HonelgnBerhane YemaneKeating Joseph<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>Malaria remains the leading communicable disease in Ethiopia, with around one million clinical cases of malaria reported annually. The country currently has plans for elimination for specific geographic areas of the country. Human movement may lead to the maintenance of reservoirs of infection, complicating attempts to eliminate malaria.</p> <p>Methods</p> <p>An unmatched case–control study was conducted with 560 adult patients at a Health Centre in central Ethiopia. Patients who received a malaria test were interviewed regarding their recent travel histories. Bivariate and multivariate analyses were conducted to determine if reported travel outside of the home village within the last month was related to malaria infection status.</p> <p>Results</p> <p>After adjusting for several known confounding factors, travel away from the home village in the last 30 days was a statistically significant risk factor for infection with <it>Plasmodium falciparum</it> (AOR 1.76; <it>p</it>=0.03) but not for infection with <it>Plasmodium vivax</it> (AOR 1.17; <it>p</it>=0.62). Male sex was strongly associated with any malaria infection (AOR 2.00; <it>p</it>=0.001).</p> <p>Conclusions</p> <p>Given the importance of identifying reservoir infections, consideration of human movement patterns should factor into decisions regarding elimination and disease prevention, especially when targeted areas are limited to regions within a country.</p>http://www.malariajournal.com/content/12/1/33MalariaTravelHuman movementImportation<it>Plasmodium vivax</it><it>Plasmodium falciparum</it>EthiopiaReservoir infection |
| spellingShingle | Yukich Joshua O Taylor Cameron Eisele Thomas P Reithinger Richard Nauhassenay Honelgn Berhane Yemane Keating Joseph Travel history and malaria infection risk in a low-transmission setting in Ethiopia: a case control study Malaria Journal Malaria Travel Human movement Importation <it>Plasmodium vivax</it> <it>Plasmodium falciparum</it> Ethiopia Reservoir infection |
| title | Travel history and malaria infection risk in a low-transmission setting in Ethiopia: a case control study |
| title_full | Travel history and malaria infection risk in a low-transmission setting in Ethiopia: a case control study |
| title_fullStr | Travel history and malaria infection risk in a low-transmission setting in Ethiopia: a case control study |
| title_full_unstemmed | Travel history and malaria infection risk in a low-transmission setting in Ethiopia: a case control study |
| title_short | Travel history and malaria infection risk in a low-transmission setting in Ethiopia: a case control study |
| title_sort | travel history and malaria infection risk in a low transmission setting in ethiopia a case control study |
| topic | Malaria Travel Human movement Importation <it>Plasmodium vivax</it> <it>Plasmodium falciparum</it> Ethiopia Reservoir infection |
| url | http://www.malariajournal.com/content/12/1/33 |
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