Determinants of acquiring malaria among displaced people in Khartoum state, Sudan.
A cross-sectional descriptive study was carried out among displaced people in Khartoum state to determine risk factors associated with malaria. Data were collected from 856 households about sociodemographic characteristics, history of malaria, and knowledge, attitudes and treatment-seeking behaviour. Overall, 68.2% reported a malaria attack among household members in the previous year. Risk of malaria attack was significantly associated with tribe, language, education, water supply and food expenditure. The highest rates of attack were among local language speakers (85.5%) and illiterate residents (70.4%). Half the respondents (50.2%) delayed seeking treatment for malaria. Knowledge, attitudes and practices had no association with malaria attacks, except for a 4.7-fold increased risk of malaria when obtaining water from carts rather than wells.
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Centre for Science and Technology, Ahfad University for Women, Omdurman, Sudan.
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D000328:Adult; D001294:Attitude to Health / Q000208:ethnology*; D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies; D004522:Educational Status; D005247:Feeding Behavior / Q000208:ethnology; D005260:Female; D015438:Health Behavior / Q000208:ethnology; D007722:Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice; D006306:Health Surveys; D006801:Humans; D008288:Malaria / Q000208:ethnology* / Q000209:etiology / Q000517:prevention & control* / Q000635:transmission; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011203:Poverty / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D012036:Refugees / Q000193:education / Q000523:psychology / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D012307:Risk Factors; D012651:Self Medication / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D012959:Socioeconomic Factors; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D014504:Urban Health / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D014881:Water Supply / Q000706:statistics & numerical data