Socioeconomic and environmental factors affecting malaria infection in Fayoum governorate , Egypt

Abstract EN

Department of Laboratories, Faculty of Medical Technology, Al Gabal Al Gharby University, Libya1 and Departments of Parasitological, High Insti¬tute of Public Health2, and Medical Research Institute3, Alexandria Uni¬versity, Egypt.

Abstract Malaria as a disease has been identified in Egypt since ancient times.

Rem¬nant residual foci are still localized in two districts; Sinnuris and Faiyoum, Faiyoum Govemorate.

The work focused on socioeconomic and environmental factors affecting malaria infection.

The results showed that malaria infection increase with the decrease of socioeconomic level of families, educational level of examined individuals and among unemployed or students.

The infection in¬crease among those lived in muddy or bad constructed house near the breeding places.

The infection decreased significantly among who owned animal sheds and had large number of animals.

The indoors use of 5% mala-thion did not affect the malaria infection.