Abstract
Malaria is a disease caused by protozoan parasites belonging to the genus Plasmodium. The five species of parasite in humans are P. falciparum, P. vivax, P. malariae, P.ovale, and P. knowlesi. It is a major cause of morbidity and mortality worldwide, especially in young African children. Therefore, the objectives of this study were to assess the prevalence of malaria infection and associated factors among patients attending Gimbie Adventist Hospital in West Wollega, Oromia, Ethiopia. First, a retrospective study was carried out for the past ten years (2006-2016) to study the prevalence of malaria in the study area. Second, malaria suspected patients-based cross-sectional study was carried out from March to June, 2017. A random sampling technique was carried out to select representative study participants among the patient’s members. Structured questionnaires (n=130) and blood sample examinations were used for data collection. The data was entered and analyzed using SPSS 20 version. The prevalence of malaria in males was 71(65.7%) and in females were 37(34.3%). The greatest number of malaria cases tested in the age group of 16-30 years old was 52(48.1%). Among 384 Malaria suspected patients who were recruited and ascertained for parasitaemia from the blood sample test, 108 patients were malaria positive. The overall prevalence of malaria infection was 28.1%, of which 58 (53.7%) were positive for P. falciparum and 34 (31.5%) for P. vivax and the remaining 16(14.8%) were mixed (P. falciparum + P. vivax). The Major Plasmodium species identified in this study was P. falciparum (53.7%). Out of the screened patients, 69.2% responded to sleep under the ITNs the previous night. The coverage of IRs was observed to be 12.3% during the study period. The higher prevalence of malaria could be the result of several factors as explained in this study. Therefore, effective malaria control measures should be implemented in order to reduce the prevalence of malaria infection among patients.
Highlights
Aging is a natural process that results in biological and physiological changes in the body
The non-acceptance of edentulism and the widespread dissatisfaction with the traditional removable prostheses may have been pivotal in the growing research for more natural tooth replacement options
Dental Implant is an artificial root that is surgically implanted into the jawbone to support a single tooth replacement, fixed partial or complete denture, or maxillofacial prosthesis [10]
Summary
Aging is a natural process that results in biological and physiological changes in the body. Older patients presenting to the dental clinics may often have a constellation of medical, dental, social, and peculiar issues that can challenge the diagnostic and therapeutic capabilities of the dentist.. Older patients presenting to the dental clinics may often have a constellation of medical, dental, social, and peculiar issues that can challenge the diagnostic and therapeutic capabilities of the dentist.6 Despite these setbacks, the popularity of implants in dentistry has risen in recent times and more clinicians and patients see the potentials for oral rehabilitation among the geriatric population. In addition to the advancement in age and failing health usually seen in geriatric patients, the paucity of dental health care financing, costs, implant availability, inadequate clinical skills and skilled laboratory technologists all conspire to deny the geriatric population a more permanent dental prosthetic option
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