Malaria in assam: a challenge.
OBJECTIVE
What is the trend of malaria and proportion of Plasmodium falciparum infections amongst troops of the Army units deployed in Assam over the last 5 years?


METHODS
Retrospective cross -sectional descriptive study.


METHODS
Army units deployed in the state of Assam over the last 5 years.


METHODS
Population of army units deployed in the state of Assam over the last 5 years.


METHODS
Percentage, Chi square.


RESULTS
Malaria contributed to 3.60% to 7% of all hospital admissions over the period of 5 years. The overall malaria incidence showed a significantly increasing trend during the study period. (Chi square for linear trend = 5.19; P = 0.023). Out of these, P falciparum contributed 86% to 98%. The proportion of P falciparum infections showed a significantly increasing trend from 2005 to 2006. (Yate's corrected Chi square = 7.123; P = 0.008).
Pardal
Maninder Pal Singh
MP
Central Government, Indian Army, Headquarter 21 Mountain Divison - 908 421, C/O 99 APO, India.
Bhalwar
Rajvir
R
Mehta
Vijay Kumar
VK
Mahendraker
Ajay
A
Mehta
Ashwini Kumar
AK