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Indian J Med Res ; 141(5): 567-75, 2015 May.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-26139773

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BACKGROUND & OBJECTIVES: Malaria is a major public health problem in many States of the country, particularly, in Madhya Pradesh where both Plasmodium vivax and P. falciparum are endemic. Although many studies have been conducted to investigate risk factors for malaria, but only a few have examined household and socio-economic risk factors. The present study was, therefore, undertaken to explore the relationship of different socio-demographic, socio-economic and behavioural risk factors with malaria prevalence in tribal areas of Madhya Pradesh, India. METHODS: This study was undertaken in all 62 villages of Bargi Primary Health Centre from May 2005 to June 2008. These villages comprised 7117 households with an average family size of five members. Fortnightly fever surveys were conducted in all villages to assess prevalence of malaria infection in the community. The distinct univariate and multivariate logistic regression models were fitted on the data set. RESULTS: The important socio-demographic risk factors like age of household head, social group, occupation and family size; socio-economic factors like type of walls of house, place of drinking water source, irrigated land, cash crop; and behavioural variables like place of sleeping, use of bed nets, etc. were found significantly associated with malaria in univariate analyses. In multivariate analyses only social groups, family size, type of walls of house, and place of sleeping had strong significant association with prevalence of malaria. INTERPRETATION & CONCLUSIONS: The study shows that in tribal areas where people are living in poor quality of houses with no proper use of preventive measures, malaria is firmly established. We conclude that community based interventions which bring improvement in standard of living, access to healthcare facilities and health awareness, will have a significant impact on malaria prevention in these areas.


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Malária Falciparum/epidemiologia , Malária Falciparum/parasitologia , Fatores Socioeconômicos , Adulto , Características da Família , Feminino , Humanos , Índia , Malária Falciparum/transmissão , Masculino , Pessoa de Meia-Idade , Plasmodium falciparum/patogenicidade , Grupos Populacionais , Fatores de Risco
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Malar J ; 7: 126, 2008 Jul 11.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-18620560

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BACKGROUND: Malaria presents a diagnostic challenge in tribal belt of central India where two Plasmodium species, Plasmodium falciparum and Plasmodium vivax, are prevalent. In these areas, rapid detection of the malaria parasites and early treatment of infection remain the most important goals of disease management. Therefore, the usefulness of a new rapid diagnostic (RDT), the First Response(R) Combo Malaria Ag (pLDH/HRP2) card test was assessed for differential diagnosis between P. falciparum with other Plasmodium species in remote villages of Jabalpur district. METHODS: A finger prick blood sample was collected to prepare blood smear and for testing with the RDT after taking informed consent. The figures for sensitivity, specificity, accuracy and predictive values were calculated using microscopy as gold standard. RESULTS: Analysis revealed that overall, the RDT was 93% sensitive, 85% specific with a positive predictive value (PPV) of 79%, and a negative predictive value (NPV) of 95%. The accuracy 88% and J-index was 0.74. For P. falciparum, the sensitivity and specificity of the test were 96% and 95% respectively, with a PPV of 85% and a NPV of 99%. The RDT accuracy 95% and J-index was 0.84. For non-falciparum malaria, the sensitivity, specificity and accuracy were 83%, 94% and 92% respectively with a PPV of 69% and a NPV of 97%. CONCLUSION: The RDTs are easy to use, reliable and simple to interpret. RDTs are more suited to health workers in situations where health services are deficient or absent. Therefore, the test can be used as an epidemiological tool for the rapid screening of malaria.


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Antígenos de Protozoários/sangue , Malária/diagnóstico , Técnicas de Diagnóstico Molecular/métodos , Plasmodium/classificação , Plasmodium/isolamento & purificação , Adolescente , Adulto , Animais , Sangue/parasitologia , Criança , Pré-Escolar , Humanos , Índia , Lactente , L-Lactato Desidrogenase/sangue , Malária/parasitologia , Pessoa de Meia-Idade , Plasmodium/imunologia , Valor Preditivo dos Testes , Proteínas de Protozoários/sangue , Sensibilidade e Especificidade
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Acta Trop ; 113(3): 263-8, 2010 Mar.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-19958746

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The aim of this preliminary study was to investigate the plasma cytokine profiles in a group of patients suffering from Plasmodium vivax malaria during the peak of its transmission season. Plasma samples of 173 P. vivax patients and 34 healthy individuals were analyzed for IFN-gamma, TNF-alpha, IL-10 and IP-10 levels by ELISA. Levels of both pro- and anti-inflammatory cytokines were significantly higher in P. vivax patients compared to controls. Children with P. vivax infection had significantly higher levels of IFN-gamma than adults (P=0.017). Asexual parasitaemia versus TNF-alpha (r=-0.31, P=0.01), IL-10 (r=-0.30, P=0.015) and gametocytaemia versus IFN-gamma (r=-0.26; P=0.034) levels showed significant negative correlation in children compared to adults. The median concentrations of IFN-gamma (P=0.001), IL-10 (P=0.032) and IP-10 (P

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Citocinas/sangue , Malária Vivax/imunologia , Plasmodium vivax/imunologia , Adolescente , Adulto , Animais , Criança , Ensaio de Imunoadsorção Enzimática/métodos , Feminino , Humanos , Índia , Malária Vivax/patologia , Masculino , Parasitemia , Plasma/química , Adulto Jovem
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