Open AccessMalaria Infection is High at Transit and Destination Phases Among Seasonal Migrant Workers in Development Corridors of Northwest Ethiopia: A Repeated Cross-Sectional Study
Author(s) -
Tesfaye Tilaye,
Belay Tessema,
Kassahun Alemu
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
research and reports in tropical medicine
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 1179-7282
DOI - 10.2147/rrtm.s306001
Subject(s) - malaria , migrant workers , geography , environmental health , cross sectional study , transit (satellite) , socioeconomics , biology , immunology , medicine , economic growth , transport engineering , engineering , sociology , public transport , economics , pathology
Malaria is a leading public health problem in Ethiopia. Every year, thousands of seasonal farm workers travel to farm corridors in Northwest Ethiopia and fall at risk of malaria infection. However, the magnitude of malaria infection and risk factors during harvest time were not well identified. This study aimed at estimating the prevalence and risk factors of malaria infection among seasonal migrant workers in Northwest Ethiopia.