Malaria and irrigated crops, Accra, Ghana

Eveline Klinkenberg; Philip McCall; Ian Hastings; Michael D. Wilson; Felix P. Amerasinghe; Martin Donnelly

doi:10.3201/eid1108.041095

Malaria and irrigated crops, Accra, Ghana

Eveline Klinkenberg
, Philip McCall
, Ian Hastings
, Michael D. Wilson
, Felix P. Amerasinghe
, Martin Donnelly

Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine
International Water Management Institute
University of Ghana

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We investigated the prevalence of malaria and associated risk factors in children living in urban Ghana. Malaria prevalence was associated with low hemoglobin concentration, low socioeconomic status, and higher age. Our findings indicate that African urban poor are seriously affected by malaria and that irrigated agriculture may increase this risk.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	1290-1293
Number of pages	4
Journal	Emerging Infectious Diseases
Volume	11
Issue number	8
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.3201/eid1108.041095
Publication status	Published - 1 Aug 2005

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