Prevalence of asymptomatic malaria infection by microscopy and its determinants among residents of Ido-Ekiti, Southwestern Nigeria.

Azeez Oyemomi IbrahimIbrahim Sebutu BelloAdewumi Oluwaserimi AjetunmobiAbayomi AyodapoBabatunde Adeola AfolabiMakinde Adebayo Adeniyi

Published in: PloS one (2023)

The prevalence of asymptomatic Plasmodium falciparum was 19%. Lack of formal education, being diabetic, and not sleeping under LLINs were the determinants of asymptomatic infections.

Keyphrases

plasmodium falciparum
risk factors
healthcare
type diabetes
high resolution
high throughput
optical coherence tomography
wound healing