Malaria Prevalence Study in Ghana

Plasmodium falciparum-infected blood smear positive samples from patients in Ghana used for this study were collected on Whatman^® FTA Elute cards (GE Lifesciences, MA, USA) at Kpone Katamanso District Hospital in the Greater Accra Region of Ghana, a malaria endemic country which recorded about 10 million malaria cases in the year 2015. The study site was developed for multidisciplinary malaria studies by the University of Ghana School of Public Health [13 (link)]. Kpone Katamanso district is a peri-urban district located in the coastal-savannah zone that occupies an area of 215.4 km² and has an estimated population of 50,225. While malaria transmission intensity of the region varies seasonally, infections are acquired year-round. Study participants were 1 month to 16 years old children and asymptomatic adults who were screened in the Kpone Katamanso District Hospital.

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Grabias B., Essuman E., Quakyi I.A, & Kumar S. (2019). Sensitive real-time PCR detection of Plasmodium falciparum parasites in whole blood by erythrocyte membrane protein 1 gene amplification. Malaria Journal, 18, 116.

Publication 2019

Whatman® FTA Elute cards

Adults An 215 Blood Children Infections Malaria Patients Plasmodium falciparum Transmission

Corresponding Organization : Center for Biologics Evaluation and Research

Other organizations : University of Ghana

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independent variables

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dependent variables

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control variables

Age of participants (1 month to 16 years old children and asymptomatic adults)
Malaria transmission intensity of the region (varies seasonally, but infections are acquired year-round)
Study site (Kpone Katamanso District Hospital in the Greater Accra Region of Ghana, a malaria endemic country)

controls

Positive control: Plasmodium falciparum-infected blood smear positive samples from patients in Ghana
Negative control: Not explicitly mentioned

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