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M E Kimerling1, H Houth, K Hilderbrand

  • 1MSF Holland-Belgium, Phnom Penh, Cambodia.

The Southeast Asian Journal of Tropical Medicine and Public Health
|December 1, 1995
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Young male forest workers in Cambodia face high malaria risk. Self-treatment delays care, and drug resistance necessitates updated malaria control strategies.

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Area of Science:

  • Tropical Medicine
  • Public Health
  • Malariology

Background:

  • Chuk District Hospital serves a rural, malarious area in southern Cambodia.
  • A hospital-based evaluation was conducted to inform malaria control strategies.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To identify key issues for establishing a rational malaria control strategy.
  • To assess malaria knowledge, attitudes, and practices (KAP) and drug resistance.

Main Methods:

  • Conducted a KAP assessment and an in vivo drug study (quinine/tetracycline).
  • Utilized the 7-day WHO field test methodology to determine drug resistance rates.
  • Employed a modified 7-day test to evaluate its utility in the rural setting.

Main Results:

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  • Young, male forest workers identified as the highest-risk group for malaria.
  • Significant patient delay in seeking care attributed to home self-treatment (91%).
  • High resistance rates observed: 73% S1/R1, 9% R1, 18% R3.
  • Modified 7-day test showed a 93% negative predictive value and 71% positive predictive value.
  • Case fatality rate was 2.7% during the study period.

Conclusions:

  • Self-treatment with privately purchased drugs is a major barrier to timely malaria care.
  • Significant antimalarial drug resistance necessitates strategic interventions.
  • Findings support the national malaria control program's goals by correlating diagnosis, behavior, and treatment response.