Tafesse Temesgen, Desalegn Ra'el, Dereje Alemayehu, Tolera Chimdesa, Desalegn Dejene, Amenu Desalegn
Microbiology and Microbial-biotechnology Armauer Hansen Research Institute Addis Ababa Ethiopia.
Public Health East Wollega Zonal Health Nekemte Ethiopia.
Health Sci Rep. 2024 May 23;7(5):e2156. doi: 10.1002/hsr2.2156. eCollection 2024 May.
Malaria is one of the biggest public health challenges in Ethiopia that has hampered the country's economic growth and development, and the government is on track to reduce malaria prevalence by 80% by 2025.
As a result, the purpose of this study was to examine the trends in malaria prevalence in Wayu Tuqa District, Gute Health Center, over the last 10 years (2013-2022).
A retrospective analysis was undertaken to identify the patterns of malaria cases in Wayu Tuqa District, Gute Health Center, from 2013 to 2022 by evaluating the malaria registration laboratory logbook. All socio-demographic data, as well as the year, month, and malaria prevalence, were obtained using a predesigned data collection form from previous years.
In this study, 3402 (22.50%) of the total 15,040 probable patients had malaria. was the most common species, accounting for 82.84% (2818) of the total, followed by (16.00%) (547). Males and people over the age of 15 were the most affected demographics.
In this study, the highest number of malaria cases were observed in 2021 and 2022, respectively. Furthermore, the autumn season had the highest incidence of malaria cases, 40% (1339), while the spring season had the lowest prevalence, 16% (546). The general trend of plasmodium species at Gute Health Center over the previous 10 years (2013-2022) has not shown inconsistent trends. As a result, proper malaria prevention and control planning, implementation, and monitoring should be strengthened at all levels.
疟疾是埃塞俄比亚最大的公共卫生挑战之一，阻碍了该国的经济增长和发展，而政府正朝着到2025年将疟疾流行率降低80%的目标迈进。
因此，本研究的目的是调查过去10年（2013 - 2022年）古特健康中心瓦尤图卡区的疟疾流行趋势。
通过评估疟疾登记实验室日志，对2013年至2022年古特健康中心瓦尤图卡区的疟疾病例模式进行回顾性分析。所有社会人口统计学数据以及年份、月份和疟疾流行率均使用前几年预先设计的数据收集表获取。
在本研究中，15040名疑似患者中有3402名（22.50%）患有疟疾。 是最常见的种类，占总数的82.84%（2818例），其次是 （16.00%）（547例）。男性和15岁以上人群是受影响最大的人口群体。
在本研究中，分别在2021年和2022年观察到最高数量的疟疾病例。此外，秋季疟疾病例发病率最高，为40%（1339例），而春季流行率最低，为16%（546例）。过去10年（2013 - 2022年）古特健康中心疟原虫种类的总体趋势未显示出不一致的趋势。因此，应在各级加强适当的疟疾预防、控制规划、实施和监测。
