Prevalence of Plasmodium falciparum Malaria among Children Residing in Urban and Peri-urban Settlements in Rivers State
Onosakponome, Evelyn Orevaoghene, Nyenke, Clement Ugochukwu, Abah, Austin Edache & Okafor Roseanne Adah · Journal of Advances in Microbiology · 2022
Urban and peri-urban areas are considered to be at lower risk of malaria compared to rural areas because of improved housing, higher socioeconomic status, improved environmental sanitation, and a limited number of breeding sites for mosquitoes. Reports have shown that there is an...