Mutero C M, Ouma J H, Agak B K, Wanderi J A, Copeland R S
International Centre of Insect Physiology and Ecology (ICIPE), Nairobi, Kenya.
East Afr Med J. 1998 Jan;75(1):11-5.
Malaria prevalence and status among other diseases were assessed in Suba District, Kenya, using data from past parasitological surveys and hospital records of clinically-diagnosed cases. A short prospective survey was also carried out to determine the methods people used for self protection against mosquito bites. Malaria was the leading cause of morbidity, constituting 42-48% of all illnesses clinically diagnosed at two health centres over a two-year period. Other common endemic diseases included infections of the upper respiratory and urinary tracts. The highest monthly number of malaria cases were recorded in July of each year. Malaria parasite rates in blood samples from people examined at 14 screening centres ranged from 24.4% to 99% over a distance of about 25 kilometres. The most popular method of self-protection against mosquitoes was mosquito nets followed by mosquito (pyrethrum-based) coils. Other methods included insecticidal sprays and smoke from plants traditionally associated with mosquito repellence.
利用过去寄生虫学调查数据和临床诊断病例的医院记录，对肯尼亚苏巴区疟疾流行情况以及它在其他疾病中的地位进行了评估。还开展了一项短期前瞻性调查，以确定人们用于自我防蚊叮咬的方法。疟疾是发病的主要原因，在两年时间里，占两个健康中心临床诊断的所有疾病的42%至48%。其他常见的地方病包括上呼吸道和泌尿道感染。每年7月记录的疟疾病例月度数量最高。在约25公里的范围内，14个筛查中心接受检查的人员血液样本中的疟原虫率在24.4%至99%之间。最受欢迎的自我防蚊方法是蚊帐，其次是蚊香（除虫菊基）。其他方法包括杀虫剂喷雾和传统上与驱蚊相关的植物产生的烟雾。
