Malaria Prevalence among Children 0 To 5 Years in Kumba Baptist Health Centre in 2021
- Authors: Yungseh Peter Nshiom1, Atanga Desmond Funwie2.
PAPER DETAILS
- Paper ID:IQRJ-2202001
- Volume :001
- Issue:001
- February 2022
- ISSN: 2790-4296(Online)
- ISBN: 978-9956-504-74-9(Print)
Authors: Yungseh Peter Nshiom1, Atanga Desmond Funwie2. Paper Title: Malaria Prevalence among Children 0 To 5 Years in
Kumba Baptist Health Centre in 2021
IQ Research Journal of IQ res. j. (2022)1(2): pp 01-014. Vol. 001, Issue 002, 02-2022, pp. 0503-0517
Received: 17-02-22; Accepted: 23 02, 2022; Published: 27 02, 2022
ABSTRACT
This survey on the prevalence of malaria was carried out in Kumba involving children
from 0-5 years (220 children) from 1th Dec. 2021 to 31th Dec 2021 involving some 1043
households. In Kumba malaria is one of the leading causes of morbidity and mortality,
especially in children under 5 years. The overall goal of this study is to sensitize the
government, health authorities and the local population about the malaria reality. The
results reveal that, out of the 220 children, 159(72.3%) had malaria with the mean (±SD)
of platelet counts for the 159 children in the malaria positive group (172.2(±113.8)
x103/μl; p<0.00) was significantly lower than that in non-malaria infected group
(322.2(±123.9) x103/μl; p< 0.001).
