Malaria, Typhoid And Their Co-Infections Prevalence Among Febrile Patients Attending at Chancho primary Hospital and health center, East Arsi, Oromia, Ethiopia

Abstract

Malaria and typhoid fever are two febrile illnesses that cause varying degrees of illness and deaths in the tropics and sub-tropics, where malaria and typhoid fever are co-endemic. The aim of the study was to determine the five - years trend prevalence of malaria, typhoid and its co-infection at the study site (2018–2022) and to assess the prevalence of malaria, typhoid fever and it’s Co-infection among febrile patients attending Arsi zone, Gololcha woreda in Chancho healthy center and in Chancho Primary Hospital. The study design used in this study was a retrospective laboratory registration logbook review and cross-sectional hospital and health center-based study. Socio demographic and clinical characteristics of the study participants were collected using a pretested structured questionnaire by interview and a blood sample was collected from patients by experienced laboratory technician after interview for cross-sectional study. Data were analyzed using SPSS version 24. The prevalence of malaria for retrospective study was 6.4% of which 280 were male and 218 were female and for cross-sectional study was 28.3%, typhoid fever for retrospective study was 7.9% of which 368 were male and 244 were female and for cross-sectional was 32.46% and its co-infection was 1.5%, of which 72 were male and 46 were female. Children under five years were the most infected group by typhoid. Farmers were mostly infected. Most patients in the study site have knowledge of malaria and typhoid. Typhoid was more prevalent than malaria. Malaria and typhoid co-infection was less prevalent in the study area. It is best if other research would be conducted on malaria and typhoid risk -factors in this area