Assessment of Malaria Predisposing Factors among Crop Production Farmers Attending the Ndop District Hospital, Northwest Region of Cameroon
Joint Authors
Nlinwe, Nfor Omarine
Ateh, Tamombi Akonji Emmanuel
Source
Journal of Parasitology Research
Issue
Vol. 2020, Issue 2020 (31 Dec. 2020), pp.1-8, 8 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2020-08-01
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
8
Main Subjects
Abstract EN
The widespread impacts of malaria in the tropical regions of the developing world are not only on healthcare issues but also an agricultural output.
Malaria causes manpower loss when it strikes farmers at critical planting, weeding, and harvesting times.
Given the above, the expected outcome to malaria prevention programs in farming communities remains a far cry, especially where the predisposing factors are not properly identified and long-lasting solutions proffered.
Consequently, this study was designed to assess the malaria predisposing factors among the crop production farmers attending the Ndop District Hospital.
The microscopy method was used to determine the presence of malaria parasitaemia.
The following categorical variables were considered predisposing factors: Sex, history on malaria illness/treatment, use of long-lasting insecticide nets (LLINs) and knowledge on malaria transmission/prevention.
A four-point Likert-type rating scale was adopted for the scoring of the responses given on the predisposing factors, while Fisher’s exact test was used to assess the associations between malaria and each of the predisposing factors.
The prevalence of malaria parasitaemia among the crop production farmers was 20% (143/715).
The predisposing factors tested were found to be significantly associated to the occurrence of malaria among the crop production farmers.
Therefore, the combination of improved existing and innovative malaria control strategies may possibly ensure sustained malaria decrease among the farmers in the Ndop Health District.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Nlinwe, Nfor Omarine& Ateh, Tamombi Akonji Emmanuel. 2020. Assessment of Malaria Predisposing Factors among Crop Production Farmers Attending the Ndop District Hospital, Northwest Region of Cameroon. Journal of Parasitology Research،Vol. 2020, no. 2020, pp.1-8.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1190064
Modern Language Association (MLA)
Nlinwe, Nfor Omarine& Ateh, Tamombi Akonji Emmanuel. Assessment of Malaria Predisposing Factors among Crop Production Farmers Attending the Ndop District Hospital, Northwest Region of Cameroon. Journal of Parasitology Research No. 2020 (2020), pp.1-8.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1190064
American Medical Association (AMA)
Nlinwe, Nfor Omarine& Ateh, Tamombi Akonji Emmanuel. Assessment of Malaria Predisposing Factors among Crop Production Farmers Attending the Ndop District Hospital, Northwest Region of Cameroon. Journal of Parasitology Research. 2020. Vol. 2020, no. 2020, pp.1-8.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1190064
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-1190064