@article{Chiruvu_Kanengoni_Mungati_Gombe_Bangure_Tshimanga_Mhlanga_2017, title={Malaria Outbreak investigation in Chitulipasi, Beitbridge District, Matebeleland South Province, 2015}, volume={2}, url={https://www.ijrdo.org/index.php/hsn/article/view/961}, DOI={10.53555/hsn.v2i5.961}, abstractNote={<p>Background: Cases of Malaria at Chitulipasi clinic in Ward One of Beitbridge district surpassed<br>epidemic thresholds from week 9 through week 15. In total 223 cases were recorded in ward one<br>from weeks 9 to 15. We investigated the outbreak of malaria in Ward One.<br>Methods: A one on one unmatched case control study was conducted among residents in Ward<br>One. A case was a person from Ward One who presented to Chitulipasi clinic with sudden onset<br>of intermittent fever associated with any of the following; shivering, sweating, joint and muscle<br>pains, nausea, vomiting, diarrhoea and headache and was diagnosed malaria with Rapid<br>Diagnostic Testing, from weeks 7 to 15 of 2015. Sixty cases and 60 controls were systematically<br>and randomly selected respectively. Written informed consent was obtained from all study<br>participants. Data were analysed using Epi Info.<br>Results: Females constituted 53.3% (n=32) and 55.0% (n=33) of cases and controls respectively<br>(p=0.86). The median ages in years were 22 (Q1=13; Q3=37) and 23 (Q1=17; Q3=35) for cases<br>and controls respectively (p=0.95). Staying in house with closed eaves (OR 0.05 95% CI 0.01,<br>0.40), staying 3km away from stagnant water body (OR 0.30 95% CI 0.13, 0.70) and having a<br>net hanging per sleeping space (OR 0.07 95% CI 0.03, 0.17) were significant protective factors<br>for contracting malaria.<br>Conclusion: The outbreak was driven by staying near stagnant water, staying in houses with<br>open eaves and not using a mosquito net. Emphasis on larviciding, utilization of nets and<br>sleeping under nets should be made. Health education was provided to the community.</p&gt;}, number={5}, journal={IJRDO -JOURNAL OF HEALTH SCIENCES AND NURSING}, author={Chiruvu, Roy Tapiwa and Kanengoni, Blessing and Mungati, More and Gombe, Notion Tafara and Bangure, Donewell and Tshimanga, Mufuta and Mhlanga, Maxwell}, year={2017}, month={May}, pages={104-120} }