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| Year : 2009 |
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Malaria in Assam: A challenge
Maninder Pal Singh Pardal1, Rajvir Bhalwar2, Vijay Kumar Mehta3, Ajay Mahendraker4, Ashwini Kumar Mehta5
1 Central Government, Indian Army, Headquarter 21 Mountain Divison - 908 421, C/O 99 APO, India
2 Department of PSM, AFMC, Sholpaur Road, Pune - 411 040, India
3 Central Government, Indian Army, Headquarter 16 CORPS, C/O 56 APO, India
4 Central Government, Indian Army, Military Hospital, Ahmednagar, Maharashtra, India
5 Central Government, Indian Army, Military Hospital, Saugor, Madhya Pradesh, India
Correspondence Address:
Maninder Pal Singh Pardal
Central Government, Indian Army, Headquarter 21 Mountain Divison - 908 421, C/O 99 APO
India
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DOI: 10.4103/0970-0218.51225 PMID: 19966952
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Research Question: What is the trend of malaria and proportion of Plasmodium falciparum infections amongst troops of the Army units deployed in Assam over the last 5 years? Study Design: Retrospective cross -sectional descriptive study. Setting: Army units deployed in the state of Assam over the last 5 years. Participants: Population of army units deployed in the state of Assam over the last 5 years. Statistical Analysis: Percentage, Chi square. Results: Malaria contributed to 3.60% to 7% of all hospital admissions over the period of 5 years. The overall malaria incidence showed a significantly increasing trend during the study period. (Chi square for linear trend = 5.19; P = 0.023). Out of these, P falciparum contributed 86% to 98%. The proportion of P falciparum infections showed a significantly increasing trend from 2005 to 2006. (Yate's corrected Chi square = 7.123; P = 0.008). |
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