Malaria and Irrigated Crops, Accra, Ghana

We investigated the prevalence of malaria and associated risk factors in children living in urban Ghana. Malaria prevalence was associated with low hemoglobin concentration, low socioeconomic status, and higher age. Our findings indicate that African urban poor are seriously affected by malaria and...

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Autores principales: Klinkenberg, Eveline, McCall, P.J., Hastings, Ian M., Wilson, Michael D., Amerasinghe, Felix P., Donnelly, Martin J.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2005
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3320508/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/16102322
http://dx.doi.org/10.3201/eid1108.041095
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Sumario:We investigated the prevalence of malaria and associated risk factors in children living in urban Ghana. Malaria prevalence was associated with low hemoglobin concentration, low socioeconomic status, and higher age. Our findings indicate that African urban poor are seriously affected by malaria and that irrigated agriculture may increase this risk.

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