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KMID : 0425120150530050571
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Parasites, Hosts and Diseases
2015 Volume.53 No. 5 p.571 ~ p.574
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High Malaria Prevalence among Schoolchildren on Kome Island, Tanzania
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Kim Min-Jae
Jung Bong-Kwang
Chai Jong-Yil
Yong Tai-Soon
Min Duk-Young
Ko Yun-suk
Chang Su-Young
Rim Han-Jong
Keeseon S. Eom
Julius E. Siza
Godfrey M. Kaatano
Josephat Kuboza
Peter Mnyeshi
John M. Changalucha
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Abstract
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In order to determine the status of malaria among schoolchildren on Kome Island (Lake Victoria), near Mwanza, Tanzania, a total of 244 schoolchildren in 10 primary schools were subjected to a blood survey using the fingerprick method. The subjected schoolchildren were 123 boys and 121 girls who were 6-8 years of age. Only 1 blood smear was prepared for each child. The overall prevalence of malaria was 38.1% (93 positives), and sex difference was not remarkable. However, the positive rate was the highest in Izindabo Primary School (51.4%) followed by Isenyi Primary School (48.3%) and Bugoro Primary School (46.7%). The lowest prevalence was found in Muungano Primary School (16.7%) and Nyamiswi Primary School (16.7%). These differences were highly correlated with the location of the school on the Island; those located in the peripheral area revealed higher prevalences while those located in the central area showed lower prevalences. Plasmodium falciparum was the predominant species (38.1%; 93/244), with a small proportion of them mixed-infected with Plasmodium vivax (1.6%; 4/244). The results revealed that malaria is highly prevalent among primary schoolchildren on Kome Island, Tanzania, and there is an urgent need to control malaria in this area.
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KEYWORD
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Plasmodium falciparum, Plasmodium vivax, malaria, high prevalence, schoolchildren, Kome Island (Victoria Lake), Tanzania
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