A declining pattern of malaria prevalence in Asendabo Health Center Jimma zone, Southwest Ethiopia

• Main Authors: Abdurazak Jemal, Tsige Ketema
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: BMC 2019-05-01
• Series: BMC Research Notes
• Subjects: Malaria; Prevalence; P. falciparum; P. vivax; Seasonal variation
• Online Access: http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s13104-019-4329-6

Abstract Objective To assess the status of malaria prevalence in one of the malaria endemic areas of Ethiopia. Results A 10-year report of malaria cases were obtained from Asendabo Health Center, Jimma zone, Southwest Ethiopia. Following a retrospective study design, data of 68, 421 febrile patients diagnosed and treated in the health center were included in the study. The year with the highest prevalence rate (34.9%) was 2010, whereas the lowest was 2016 (0.62%). The number of diagnosed malaria cases from September to November were significantly higher (P = 0.023, n = 6336, 46.5%) than in other months. Plasmodium falciparum (52.1%, n = 7087) and Plasmodium vivax (44.2%, n = 6009) were the two principal plasmodium species accountable for malaria infections in the study area. The current study is a supportive evidence for the reduction of malaria prevalence in malaria endemic areas of Ethiopia.