Factors associated with the incidence of malaria in settlement areas in the district of Juruena, Mato Grosso state, Brazil Fatores associados à incidência da malária em área de assentamento, município de Juruena, Mato Grosso, Brasil

Factors associated with the incidence of malaria in the Vale do Amanhecer settlement, Juruena, Mato Grosso in 2005 were analyzed. Two hundred settlers of both genders and aged 18 years and above were interviewed. The prevalence of malaria reported in 2005 was 33%. The prevalence ratio showed that th...

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Main Authors: Irani Machado Ferreira, Edna Massae Yokoo, Reinaldo Souza-Santos, Noemi Dreyer Galvão, Marina Atanaka-Santos
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Associação Brasileira de Pós-Graduação em Saúde Coletiva 2012-09-01
Series:Ciência & Saúde Coletiva
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1413-81232012000900022