%0 Journal Article
%T Malaria in Assam: A challenge
%A Pardal Maninder Pal
%A Bhalwar Rajvir
%A Mehta Vijay
%A Mahendraker Ajay
%J Indian Journal of Community Medicine
%D 2009
%I Indian Association of Preventive and Social Medicine
%X Research Question: What is the trend of malaria and proportion of Plasmodium falciparum infections amongst troops of the Army units deployed in Assam over the last 5 years? Study Design: Retrospective cross -sectional descriptive study. Setting: Army units deployed in the state of Assam over the last 5 years. Participants: Population of army units deployed in the state of Assam over the last 5 years. Statistical Analysis: Percentage, Chi square. Results: Malaria contributed to 3.60% to 7% of all hospital admissions over the period of 5 years. The overall malaria incidence showed a significantly increasing trend during the study period. (Chi square for linear trend = 5.19; P = 0.023). Out of these, P falciparum contributed 86% to 98%. The proportion of P falciparum infections showed a significantly increasing trend from 2005 to 2006. (Yate¡äs corrected Chi square = 7.123; P = 0.008).
%K Assam
%K malaria
%K P falciparum
%K P vivax
%U http://www.ijcm.org.in/article.asp?issn=0970-0218;year=2009;volume=34;issue=2;spage=94;epage=96;aulast=Pardal