A cross-sectional study investigating malaria prevalence and associated predictors of infection among migrants to a newly established gold mining settlement in the Gambella Region of Ethiopia
Natasha Glendening,
Werissaw Haileselassie,
Ming-Chieh Lee
et al.
Abstract:Background
Malaria is a major disease burden in Ethiopia. Migration can influence malaria transmission dynamics, with individuals relocating from malaria-free highland regions to malarious lowlands potentially facing elevated risks of contracting malaria. Migrants may find it difficult to protect themselves against malaria and have limited access to diagnosis or treatment. Settlers in goldmining sites are one type of migrant and are often neglected in malaria research yet may have particularly high malaria ri… Show more
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