It is noted globally that over 95 countries and
territories have on going malaria transmission
with an estimated 3.2 billion people who are at
risk of getting infected. The World Health
Organization (WHO) indicates that 214 million
eople are infected with malaria worldwide and of
these 438,000 cases result in deaths. Children
below five years are the most susceptible to
malaria illness which accounts for estimated
deaths of 303,000 before reaching age five
globally and 292,000 occur in the African region.
In the current study, we determined the
prevalence of malaria and the associated risk
factors among children below 5 years attending
Msambweni County Referral Hospital (MCRH).
PREVALENCE OF MALARIA IN
CHILDREN UNDER FIVE YEARS OF
AGE IN MSAMBWENI KWALE
COUNTY
GRACE KITOTI
PAUL KOSIYO
RESULTS
Among 1260 children, 11.5%
(145) were positive for
malaria; 89.7%, 6.9%, 2.1%
and 1.2% of them were
positive for P.f , P.m, p.o and
mixed infections, respectively.
Malaria infection was
associated with favorable
KWALE
COUNTY,
KENYA
climatic factors of the area for
the vector and socioeconomic characteristics of
the residents.
.
Conclusion
Prevalence of malaria is influenced by
climatic factors such as: temperature,
humidity, and rainfall patterns .
Msambweni is geographically located on the
low land with altitudes up to 825metres
above sea level.
Improved access to all malaria interventions
and more research is needed in msambweni.