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SOCIOECONOMIC AND ENVIRONMENTAL DETERMINANTS OF MALARIA

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Malaria and other mosquito borne diseases impose health problem particularly in Tropics. Transmission of malaria depends on both climate and socioeconomic variables. Our study is a survey among the population of Chitpur and Bagbazar of Kolkata Municipal Corporation (KMC), West Bengal. Blood slide positive rate of the areas under investigation is found to be 26.75%. Whereas SPR of KMC area is about 27%. It is observed that 25.71% malaria infected patients belong to BPL. Males are found more prone to malaria in survey region. Odd ratio (OR) ranges from 1.011 to 1.565 depending on the locality coverage. The study again reflects that 84.28% are infected by P. vivax. Hence socioeconomic factors play important role to malaria spread. Moreover rigorous researches on drug treatment are needed to P. vivax transmission.
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