%0 Journal Article
%T Disease Occurrence and Socio-demographic Profile in Self-perceived Cases of Malaria in Fringe Areas of a Cantonment in India | OMICS International
%A Jayanti Acharya
%J -
%D 2013
%R 10.4172/2161-0711.1000203
%X Background: Fringe areas of cantonments may report less cases of Malaria due to availability, implementation and utilization of anti-malaria preventive and control measures in the cantonment. Methods: In the present study, an effort was made to find out as to what percentage of self-perceived cases is actually confirmed by a positive blood smear and their common socio-demographic profile. Study design and variables: House to house survey was carried out by the authors. The variables used were selfperceived and confirmed cases of Malaria, socio-demographic profile including duration of stay, location of residence, type of family, living status, age and sex distribution, marital status, education, occupation and social class. Results: Analysis was carried out with proportions. Of the 210 self-perceived cases, only 2 cases were confirmed by blood smear exam (0.95%, SPR 0.0137). The common socio-demographic profile that emerged was that of relatively young and educated persons from nuclear families in the middle social class who perceived their fever as malaria. Conclusion: There is a constant need for evaluating socio-demographic profile of fever cases in different communities and thus implement programmes to enhance awareness levels about communicable diseases like malaria and available anti-malarial services
%K Self-perceived cases of malaria
%K Blood slide examination
%K SPR
%K Social class
%K Anti-malaria services
%K omics
%K open access
%K omics publishing group
%K open access publisher
%K open access publishers
%K open access publications
%K open access journals
%K open access artcles
%K omics group
%K omicsonline
%U https://www.omicsonline.org/disease-occurrence-and-socio-demographic-profile-in-self-perceived-cases-of-malaria-in-fringe-areas-of-a-cantonment-in-india-2161-0711.1000203.php?aid=12169