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Table 2 Risk profile of investigated malaria cases during April-2018 to March-2019 (N= 157)

From: Malaria hot spot along the foothills of Rakhine state, Myanmar: geospatial distribution of malaria cases in townships targeted for malaria elimination

Characteristics

Frequency

Percentage

Occupation

  

 At-risk occupation

63

(40.1)

 Non-at-risk occupation

94

(59.9)

History of Blood Transfusion

  

 Yes

2

(1.3)

 No

155

(98.7)

History of malaria in last 3 years

  

 Yes

38

(24.2)

 No

119

(75.8)

History of travel in past 30 days

  

 Yes, to transmission area

78

(49.7)

 Yes, not to transmission area

19

(19.6)

 No travel within 30 days

60

(38.2)

Type of Bed Net use

  

 Ordinary net

28

(17.8)

 LLIN

94

(59.9)

 Not used

35

(22.3)

Type of case

  

 Imported

13

(8.3)

 Indigenous, source within village

69

(43.9)

 Indigenous, source outside the village

69

(43.9)

 Relapse

6

(3.8)

Delay from symptom to diagnosis

  

 ≤24 hours

30

(19.1)

 > 24 hours

127

(80.9)

Type of treatment

  

 According to NTG

136

(86.6)

 Not according to NTG

21

(13.4)

  1. Abbreviation: LLIN Long Lasting Insecticidal Net
  2. NTG National Treatment Guideline , P.f Artemisinin based combination therapy (ACT ) three days and Primaquine stat dose : P.v or P.o- Cholorquine three days and Primaquine 14 days
  3. Mixed- Artemisinin based combination therapy (ACT) three days and Primaquine 14 days: P.m- Chloroquine three days depending on age of patient