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Risks of Plasmodium falciparum Parasitemia among 10 Years or Below Children in Indonesia: A 2010 National Study

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Background: In 2007, in Indonesia 80% of a total 495 districts/municipalities was malaria endemic. Most malaria parasitemia is P. falciparum, and it is related to several risk factors. This analysis aimed to identify dominant risk factors related to P. falciparummalaria parasitemia among children 10 years or below.

Methods: This analysis used a part of Basic Health Research year 2010 data. A total of 72,105 people were examined parasitemia using Rapid Diagnostic Test Nusa Tenggara Barat (RDT Brand NTB). They were 16,666 children aged 10 years old and below. We used logistic regression analysis to identify determinant risk of positive P. falciparum.

Results: The prevalence of positive P. falciparumwas 1.1%. Compared with urban children, rural children had 3.3-fold higher risk to be positive P. falciparum parasitemia [adjusted odds ratio (ORa)=3.34; 95% confidence interval (CI) = 2.23–5.02].

Conclusion: Rural than urban under 10 years children had higher risk to be positive P. falciparum. (Health Science Indones 2012;2:xx-xx)

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Health Science Journal of Indonesia, 3 (2) 2012: 8

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Jakarta : Sekretariat Badan Litbangkes., 2012

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4p.

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English

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2087-7021

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child
plasmodium falciparum

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