Malaria morbidity and mortality in Uganda
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Date
2003
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Journal of vector borne diseases
Abstract
Malaria is the leading cause of morbidity and mortality
in Uganda especially in children under five years.
Transmission of malaria is perennial though there are
seasonal exacerbations. Up to 70 per cent of outpatient
cases and over 50 per cent of inpatient admissions
in the under fives are malaria cases. It is responsible
for a specific death rate among this age
group of 37/1000 and 18/1000 live births in high and
low malaria endemic areas respectively or a total of
70,000–110,000 child health deaths annually. It is also
the major killer of refugees and internally displaced
people in Uganda. Malaria cases increased from
1,444,352 in 1995 to 2,923,620 in 1999.
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Keywords
Child mortality, Malaria morbidity, Miscarriages, Uganda
Citation
Kiwanuka, G. N. (2003). Malaria morbidity and mortality in Uganda. J Vect Borne Dis 40, March–June 2003, pp 16–19