A RETROSPECTIVE STUDY TO DETERMINE THE CASES OF MALARIA AT RAIGARH DISTRICT, CHHATTISGARH- AN OBSERVATIONAL ANALYSIS

Abstract

Background: Malaria remains the most important disease responsible for causing great suffering and loss of life in the world. The rationale behind the present study was to determine the proportion of Malaria and compare the record data.

Objectives: To determine the prevalence of Malaria and to compare the prevalence sex wise, age wise and to investigate which species is prevalent in Raigarh.

Material & Methods: Retrospective record-based study was done were the data from January 2009 to December 2018 was gathered and analyzed. Prevalence was calculated and Epi-info (7.0) software was used.

Results: 79218 blood smears prepared in 10 years in which 2911 smear were positive which indicates around 3.67% cases were positive. The Prevalence rate is falling with increasing years which indicates the importance of Malaria eradication programme. Positive cases were found to be highest under 10 years (46.58%). Male preponderance and Plasmodium falciparum is the most common species.

Conclusion: Health education through IEC (Information, Education and Communication) activities and behavioural change communication (BCC) are very important intervention measures aimed at improvement of environmental sanitation and personal protection from mosquito bites for the elimination of malaria in the endemic areas as well as in the whole country.

Keywords: Malaria, prevalence, plasmodium falciparum