Haya Gouda, Jorma I Virtanen, Maha El Tantawi
Dental public health education in Egypt: a cross-sectional survey
BMC medical education
chad malaria remains significant public health concern particularly among nomadic populations geographical factors mobility human populations shown associated diversity plasmodium species study aims describe malaria prevalence among nomadic children investigate associated factors crosssectional study conducted february october 2021 among nomadic communities chad blood sample collected tested 187 arab fulani dazagada nomadic children aged 359 months using malaria rapid diagnostic test rdt structured electronic questionnaire administered parents collect information socioeconomic data malaria testing results categorized according sd bioline malaria ag pfpan rdt procedures logistic regression analysis used determine key risk factors explaining prevalence malaria stata version ic 13 used statistical analysis overall malaria prevalence nomadic children 2460 6520 plasmodium falciparum species 348 mixed species boys twice likely cor 183 95 ci 092362 p 0083 malaria girls children whose parents used seek traditional drugs five times likely aor 559 95 ci 1402230 p 0015 malaria children whose parents used seek health facilities children whose parents reported spending last night mosquito net onefifth likely aor 017 95 ci 003090 p 0037 malaria compared children whose parents used mosquito net furthermore daza children seventeen times 1006 less likely aor 006 95 ci 001070 p 0024 malaria fulani children children households piped water main source seven times likely aor 705 95 ci 1692945 p 0007 malaria using surface water malaria remains significant public health issue nomadic communities chad community education sensitization programs within nomad communities recommended raise awareness malaria transmission control methods particularly among living remote rural areas national malaria control program nmcp increase coverage use longlasting insecticidal nets llins seasonal malaria chemoprevention smc addition promoting treatmentseeking behaviors nomadic communities