Malaria and irrigated crops, Accra, Ghana.
We investigated the prevalence of malaria and associated risk factors in children living in urban Ghana. Malaria prevalence was associated with low hemoglobin concentration, low socioeconomic status, and higher age. Our findings indicate that African urban poor are seriously affected by malaria and that irrigated agriculture may increase this risk.
Klinkenberg
Eveline
E
Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine, Liverpool, United Kingdom.
McCall
P J
PJ
Hastings
Ian M
IM
Wilson
Michael D
MD
Amerasinghe
Felix P
FP
Donnelly
Martin J
MJ
D000367:Age Factors; D000383:Agriculture; D000818:Animals; D002675:Child, Preschool; D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies; D005260:Female; D005869:Ghana; D006454:Hemoglobins / Q000378:metabolism; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D016014:Linear Models; D008288:Malaria / Q000097:blood / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000469:parasitology; D008297:Male; D018512:Parasitemia / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000469:parasitology; D010961:Plasmodium / Q000254:growth & development*; D015995:Prevalence; D012923:Social Class; D014505:Urban Population
D006454:Hemoglobins