Study Of Hospital Based Malaria Cases In Mehsana District Of North Gujarat
The Internet Journal of Third World Medicine · 2007
Background and Objectives: Malaria is a very prone disease in rural India and it continues to be a major public health problem in many other tropical countries. The objective of present study is to found present scenario of malaria in Mehsana district of North Gujarat region. Methods: In present study we collect data from 1999 to 2005, five years of patients who found to be positive with malarial symptoms from central hospital of Mehsana district. We also collect the data of month wise distribution of number of patients under gone check up for malarial parasite and found positive with the kind of malarial infection. Results: During the year 1999 and 2005 positive case of malaria were found respectively 334 and 226. From compile data of six years one can say that as year progressing there is gradual decrease in no of positive patients. Out of 207 malarial cases in last year (2005), maximum number of cases 47 (22.7%) were reported in this hospital during a month of august and 149 cases were reported during months of July to October; monsoon season. Our result suggests that 92 % of cases are due to P. vivax and only 8% of total cases are due to P. falciparum. Interpretation and Conclusion: There is high prevalence of P. vivax as compare to P. falciparum infections. The maximum number of cases was reported in month of August and September which conclude that malaria is a seasonal disease.