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Socioeconomic and environmental factors affecting malaria infection in Fayoum Governorate, Egypt
Salwa M Dahesh1, Hassan K Bassiouny, Sana A El-Masry
1Department of Laboratories, Faculty of Medical Technology, Al Gabal Al Gharby University, Libya.
Abstract:
Malaria as a disease has been identified in Egypt since ancient times. Remnant residual foci are still localized in two districts; Sinnuris and Faiyoum, Faiyoum Governorate. The work focused on socioeconomic and environmental factors affecting malaria infection. The results showed that malaria infection increase with the decrease of socioeconomic level of families, educational level of examined individuals and among unemployed or students. The infection increase among those lived in muddy or bad constructed house near the breeding places. The infection decreased significantly among who owned animal sheds and had large number of animals. The indoors use of 5% mala-thion did not affect the malaria infection.
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