Assessing afebrile malaria and bed-net use in a high-burden region of India: Findings from multiple rounds of mass screening.

ABSTRACT: A key obstacle in the fight against malaria is afebrile malaria. It remains undiagnosed and, therefore, is invisible to the health system. Apart from being a serious illness, it contributes to increased transmission. Existing studies in India have not adequately reported afebrile malaria and its determinants, including the use of long-lasting insecticide-treated nets (LLINs). This study used six waves of mass screening, which were conducted by the state government in the high-malaria-burden region of Chhattisgarh, a state in India, in 2020, 2021, and 2022. Each round of data collection included more than 15000 individuals. Descriptive statistics were used to analyse key indicators of malaria prevalence and LLIN use. Multivariate analyses were performed to identify the determinants of afebr

SUBMITTER: Garg S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10355393 | biostudies-literature | 2023

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature