A retrospective prevalence study of malaria in an aborigine hospital in Gombak, Selangor, Malaysia.
Southeast Asian J Trop Med Public Health
; 2006 ; 37 Suppl 3(): 1-4
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ABSTRACT
This was a five-year retrospective study (1999-2004) on the prevalence of malaria at the Aborigine Hospital, Gombak, Malaysia. A total of 94 malaria cases was analysed. The highest case reports were for the year 2000, with 32 cases (34%), and the lowest was in 2004, with only 1 (1%). The majority of cases reported were among the Semai tribe (44%), followed by the Temiar tribe (34%) and the unspecified tribe (s) (20%). Females (53%) were more commonly affected than males (47%). The majority of cases were within the age group 1-5 years (51%). Plasmodium falciparum was the most common species reported in this study, at 57%, followed by Plasmodium vivax (38%) and 5% mixed infection of P. falciparum and P. vivax. Most patients (27%) stayed for more than one month in hospital. Most patients came from Kuala Lipis, Pahang, (78%). The most common complication was anemia (38%) followed by splenomegaly (18%); only 2% had cerebral malaria. All patients were treated with the standard anti-malarial drugs. No deaths were reported in this study.
النص الكامل:
1
الفهرس:
IMSEAR
الموضوع الرئيسي:
Female
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Humans
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Male
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Child
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Child, Preschool
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Prevalence
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Retrospective Studies
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Adolescent
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Adult
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Infant
نوع الدراسة:
Observational_studies
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Prevalence_studies
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Risk_factors_studies
البلد/الأقليم حسب الموضوع:
Asia
اللغة:
En
مجلة:
Southeast Asian J Trop Med Public Health
السنة:
2006
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Article