TY - JOUR
T1 - Risk factors associated with clinical malaria episodes in Bangladesh
T2 - A longitudinal study
AU - Haque, Ubydul
AU - Glass, Gregory E.
AU - Bomblies, Arne
AU - Hashizume, Masahiro
AU - Mitra, Dipak
AU - Noman, Nawajish
AU - Haque, Waziul
AU - Kabir, M. Moktadir
AU - Yamamoto, Taro
AU - Overgaard, Hans J.
PY - 2013/4
Y1 - 2013/4
N2 - Malaria is endemic to Bangladesh. In this longitudinal study, we used hydrologic, topographic, and socioeconomic risk factors to explain single and multiple malaria infections at individual and household levels. Malaria incidence was determined for 1,634 households in 54 villages in 2009 and 2010. During the entire study period 21.8% of households accounted for all (n = 497) malaria cases detected; 15.4% of households had 1 case and 6.4% had ≥2 cases. The greatest risk factors for malaria infection were low bed net ratio per household, house construction materials (wall), and high density of houses. Hydrologic and topographic factors were not significantly associated with malaria risk. This study identifies stable malaria hotspots and risk factors that should be considered for cost-effective targeting of malaria interventions that may contribute to potential elimination of malaria in Bangladesh.
AB - Malaria is endemic to Bangladesh. In this longitudinal study, we used hydrologic, topographic, and socioeconomic risk factors to explain single and multiple malaria infections at individual and household levels. Malaria incidence was determined for 1,634 households in 54 villages in 2009 and 2010. During the entire study period 21.8% of households accounted for all (n = 497) malaria cases detected; 15.4% of households had 1 case and 6.4% had ≥2 cases. The greatest risk factors for malaria infection were low bed net ratio per household, house construction materials (wall), and high density of houses. Hydrologic and topographic factors were not significantly associated with malaria risk. This study identifies stable malaria hotspots and risk factors that should be considered for cost-effective targeting of malaria interventions that may contribute to potential elimination of malaria in Bangladesh.
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U2 - 10.4269/ajtmh.12-0456
DO - 10.4269/ajtmh.12-0456
M3 - Article
C2 - 23419363
AN - SCOPUS:84877157313
SN - 0002-9637
VL - 88
SP - 727
EP - 732
JO - American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene
JF - American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene
IS - 4
ER -