Malaria outbreak investigation in a rural area south of Zimbabwe: a case-control study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Ninety percent of the global annual malaria mortality cases emanate from the African region. About 80-90% of malaria transmissions in sub-Saharan Africa occur indoors during the night. In Zimbabwe, 79% of the population are at risk of contracting the disease. Although the country has made significant progress towards malaria elimination, isolated seasonal outbreaks persistently resurface. In 2017, Beitbridge District was experiencing a second malaria outbreak within 12 months prompting the need for investigating the outbreak.

Methods

An unmatched 1:1 case-control study was conducted to establish the risk factors associated with contracting malaria in Ward 6 of Beitbridge District from week 36 to week 44 of 2017. The sample size constituted of 75 randomly selected

SUBMITTER: Mundagowa PT 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7268448 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature