title: Malaria situation in an endemic area, southeastern iran.
abstract: BACKGROUND
  Malaria is an endemic infectious disease in southeastern parts of Iran. Despite years of efforts and intervention programs against malaria, transmission still occurs in Jask County.
  
  
  METHODS
  The epidemiological perspective of malaria in Jask County was conducted by gathering data from Jask County health center, during 2006-2010. A knowledge, attitude and practice study was also carried out. Data analysis was conducted using SPSS ver. 11.5.
  
  
  RESULTS
  A total of 2875 malaria cases were recorded, with highest and lowest numbers in 2007 and 2010, respectively. The number of cases had a decreasing trend from 1022 cases in 2006 to 114 cases in 2010. The main causative parasitic agent was Plasmodium vivax. Blood examination rate and slide positive rate were also decreased from 39.5% and 4.3% in 2006 to 15.6% and 1.4% in 2010, respectively. Most of people interviewed in the KAP study had a good knowledge about malaria transmission and symptoms but their use of the bed net for prevention was low (35%).
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Malaria incidence had significant reduction during the study years. The main reason for this may be due to changing environmental condition for Anopheline breeding and survival because of drought. Another reason may be integration of vector management by using long lasting insecticide treated bed nets, active case detection and treatment by implementation of mobile teams and increasing in financial sources of malaria control program. Knowledge, attitude and practice of people were good in malaria control and prevention, but needs to do more activities for health education and awareness.
authors: Infectious and Tropical Diseases Research Center, Hormozgan University of Medical Sciences, Bandar Abbas, Iran.
authors: Sajjad
authors: S
authors: Fekri
authors: Department of Medical Entomology and Vector Control, School of Public Health, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.
authors: Hassan
authors: H
authors: Vatandoost
authors: Hormozgan Province Health Center, Bandar Abbas, Iran.
authors: Ali
authors: A
authors: Daryanavard
authors: Infectious and Tropical Diseases Research Center, Hormozgan University of Medical Sciences, Bandar Abbas, Iran.
authors: Mehran
authors: M
authors: Shahi
authors: Hormozgan Province Health Center, Bandar Abbas, Iran.
authors: Reza
authors: R
authors: Safari
authors: Malaria Control Program, CDC, Ministry of Health, Tehran, Iran.
authors: Ahmad
authors: A
authors: Raeisi
authors: Malaria Control Program, Somalia.
authors: Abdiqani Sheikh
authors: AS
authors: Omar
authors: Malaria Control Program, Afghanistan.
authors: Mohammad
authors: M
authors: Sharif
authors: Health Center, Zarrindasht, Iran.
authors: Abdollah
authors: A
authors: Azizi
authors: Roll Back Malaria Program, Aden, Yemen.
authors: Aref Ahmad
authors: AA
authors: Ali
authors: Roll Back Malaria Program, Hadramaut, Yemen.
authors: Aboud
authors: A
authors: Nasser
authors: State Malaria Program Manager, North Kordofan, Sudan.
authors: Ibrahim
authors: I
authors: Hasaballah
authors: Department of Medical Entomology and Vector Control, School of Public Health, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.
authors: Ahmad Ali
authors: AA
authors: Hanafi-Bojd
keywords: Iran; Jask County; Malaria situation
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