Eshag Hamza Adam, Elnzer Elfadel, Nahied Elkhatieb, Talib Mustafa, Mussa Ali, Muhajir Abd Elhafiz M A, Ibrahim Ibrahim Khider, Sabo Abdulwali, Elzaki Salah-Eldin Gumma, Mohamed Zeehaida, Hajissa Khalid
1Department of Zoology, Faculty of Science and Technology, Omdurman Islamic University, B.O.Box 382, Omdurman, Sudan.
2Department of Haematology, Faculty of Medical Laboratory Sciences, Al Neelain University, Khartoum, Sudan.
Trop Med Health. 2020 Jan 29;48:3. doi: 10.1186/s41182-020-0192-3. eCollection 2020.
Despite the importance of epidemiological studies in the development of effective control strategies and provision of basic health services for refugees and internally displaced persons (IDPs), data on the prevalence of malaria are limited. Thus, this study was conducted to estimate the molecular prevalence of malaria amongst the displaced population in Ardamata IDP camp in Al-Geneina City, Sudan.
A cross-sectional study was conducted from July 2018 to December 2018 to estimate malaria prevalence amongst the displaced population in Ardamata IDP camp in Al-Geneina City, Sudan. A total of 380 patients with suspected malaria were recruited. Nested polymerase chain reaction (nPCR) assays were performed to detect the genus and species.
Of 380 patients, 232 (61.1%) were positive for malaria. was the only prevalent species detected amongst the study population. nPCR analysis revealed that none of the samples had , or . The malaria prevalence rate was higher amongst males (67.1%) than in females (56.8%), and gender was the only risk factor that was significantly associated with malaria infection ( .042).
Despite control programmes, malaria remains a significant cause of illness amongst a displaced population. The high prevalence of malaria infection in this study indicates that additional health facilities and control strategies should be implemented in displaced camps and the surrounding areas.
尽管流行病学研究对于制定有效的控制策略以及为难民和境内流离失所者提供基本卫生服务至关重要，但关于疟疾流行率的数据仍然有限。因此，本研究旨在估计苏丹朱奈纳市阿尔达马塔境内流离失所者营地中流离失所人群的疟疾分子流行率。
于2018年7月至2018年12月进行了一项横断面研究，以估计苏丹朱奈纳市阿尔达马塔境内流离失所者营地中流离失所人群的疟疾流行率。共招募了380名疑似疟疾患者。进行巢式聚合酶链反应（nPCR）检测以确定属和种。
在380名患者中，232名（61.1%）疟疾检测呈阳性。是在研究人群中检测到的唯一流行物种。nPCR分析显示，所有样本均未检测到、或。男性的疟疾流行率（67.1%）高于女性（56.8%），性别是与疟疾感染显著相关的唯一风险因素（.042）。
尽管有控制计划，但疟疾仍然是流离失所人群患病的一个重要原因。本研究中疟疾感染的高流行率表明，应在流离失所者营地及其周边地区实施更多的卫生设施和控制策略。
