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Malaria outbreak investigation in Tanquae Abergelle district, Tigray region of Ethiopia: a case–control study

Domaine:

healthcare

Type de record:

paper
Créateur:
KisBelAle
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Abstract Objective We investigated this outbreak to describe the magnitude and associated risk factors due to the malaria outbreak in Tanquae Abergelle district, Tigray, Ethiopia, in 2017. Result Case fatality rate of this study was zero. Among the 62 cases and 124 controls, the presence of mosquito breeding sites [OR = 6.56 CI (2.09–20.58) P value = 0.001], sleeping outside a home [OR = 5.06 CI (1.75–14.61) P-value = 0.003] and having unscreened window [OR = 14.89 CI (1.87–118.25) P-value = 0.011] were associated with illness in multivariate analysis.

Languages

KunamaTigrigna

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http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

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