The burden of malaria and helminthes infections among primary school children in Mvomero district, Morogogo, Tanzania
| dc.contributor.author | Kisiringyo, Christopher Mkara | |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2021-12-06T11:00:28Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2021-12-06T11:00:28Z | |
| dc.date.issued | 2020 | |
| dc.description | Available in print form, East Africana Collection ,Dr.Wilbert Chagula Library,Class mark (THS EAF RA644M2T34K473) | en_US |
| dc.description.abstract | In many regions of Sub-Saharan Africa, helminthes infections overlap geographically with P. falciparum, resulting an increasing burden of Pf and helminths parasitaemia. That is public health significant. A school based across-sectional study was conducted to investigate the burden and the relationship between Pf and helminthes infection in Mvomero district. Formal-ether concentration and Mac master methods were used to determine helminths egg densities, microscopy field-stained thick blood smears were used to determine asymptomatic and symptomatic malaria parasitaemia. Structured questionnaire and interviews were administered to capture KAPs items. About 374 children of 5-16 years old were recruited from five primary schools. Prevalence of asymptomatic Pf malaria was 29.9%, S. haematobium 49.7%, STHs 20.6% to assess the influence of helminths infection on the severity of malaria, 326 patients aged 5-17 years old were recruited from three health facilities. About 46.9% of children were positive for symptomatic Pf. Children with Pf-helminths co-infection were more anemic than those with Pf alone. This study also revealed inaccurate and poor knowledge about transmission and control of malaria and helminths infection among children, In general, prevalence of both asymptomatic Pf malaria as well as Pf-helminths-confection has decreased by over 40% in the study area. However, prevalence of S. haematobium and hookworm infections is alarmingly high and influence severity of malaria in the locality. This calls for community based-integrative control measures in-cooperating strategies to combat both Pf and helminths infection reservoirs in Mvomero district | en_US |
| dc.identifier.citation | Kisiringyo C.M (2020). The burden of malaria and helminthes infections among primary school children in Mvomero district, Morogogo, Tanzania. Master dissertation.University of Dar es Salaam. Dar es Salaam | en_US |
| dc.identifier.uri | http://41.86.178.5:8080/xmlui/handle/123456789/16557 | |
| dc.language.iso | en | en_US |
| dc.publisher | University of Dar es salaam | en_US |
| dc.subject | Malaria | en_US |
| dc.subject | Helminths | en_US |
| dc.subject | Mvomero | en_US |
| dc.subject | Morogoro | en_US |
| dc.subject | Tanzania | en_US |
| dc.title | The burden of malaria and helminthes infections among primary school children in Mvomero district, Morogogo, Tanzania | en_US |
| dc.type | Thesis | en_US |