Treatment Outcome of Severe Malaria and Associated Factors among Adults Admitted in Arba Minch General Hospital, Southern Nation Nationality and People’s Region, Ethiopia

Introduction. Malaria is a protozoan disease transmitted by the bite of infected female Anopheles mosquitoes. Progression to severe and fatal disease is largely but not entirely confined to Plasmodium falciparum infections. Malaria is a major public health problem in Ethiopia despite relatively low...

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Published in:	Journal of parasitology research Vol. 2021; pp. 6664070 - 6
Main Authors:	Bekele, Solomon K., Ayele, Muluken B., Mihiret, Asmare G., Dinegde, Negalign G., Mekonen, Hussen, Yesera, Gesila E.
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	United States Hindawi 12-04-2021 John Wiley & Sons, Inc Hindawi Limited
Subjects:	Analysis Care and treatment Control Development and progression Diagnosis Disease transmission Identification and classification Malaria Plasmodium falciparum Prevention Risk factors Treatment outcome Ethiopia
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Summary:	Introduction. Malaria is a protozoan disease transmitted by the bite of infected female Anopheles mosquitoes. Progression to severe and fatal disease is largely but not entirely confined to Plasmodium falciparum infections. Malaria is a major public health problem in Ethiopia despite relatively low malaria prevalence compared to most other malaria-endemic countries in Africa. In Ethiopia, a nationwide report during 2015 showed that the total number of deaths associated with malaria was 1561. Methods. A retrospective cross-sectional study was conducted in Arba Minch General Hospital on February 2019. Data were collected from a patient record who was admitted with severe malaria in the past four years from Sept. 2015 to Aug. 2018. Results. This study included a total of 387 patients with severe malaria. The mortality rate associated with severe malaria in the year between 2015 and 2018 at Arba Minch General Hospital was 5.7%. Comorbidity, impaired consciousness, and acidosis were significantly associated with mortality, at significant level of P<0.05. Conclusions. Comorbidity, impaired consciousness, and acidosis were found to be poor prognostic indicators for patients with severe malaria.
Bibliography:	ObjectType-Article-1 SourceType-Scholarly Journals-1 ObjectType-Feature-2 content type line 23 Academic Editor: Francisco Gonz lez Salazar
ISSN:	2090-0023 2090-0031
DOI:	10.1155/2021/6664070