Factors associated with recurrent Plasmodium vivax malaria in Porto Velho, Rondônia State, Brazil, 2009

This open retrospective cohort study aimed to describe the incidence of recurrent Plasmodium vivax malaria and associated factors in Porto Velho, Rondônia State, Brazil, in 2009. Data were collected from the National Information System for Malaria Epidemiological Surveillance. There were 23,365 repo...

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Veröffentlicht in:Cadernos de saúde pública 2014-07, Vol.30 (7), p.1403-1417
Hauptverfasser: Simões, Luciano Rodrigues, Alves, Jr, Eduardo Rodrigues, Ribatski-Silva, Daniele, Gomes, Luciano Teixeira, Nery, Andréia Ferreira, Fontes, Cor Jesus Fernandes
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Zusammenfassung:This open retrospective cohort study aimed to describe the incidence of recurrent Plasmodium vivax malaria and associated factors in Porto Velho, Rondônia State, Brazil, in 2009. Data were collected from the National Information System for Malaria Epidemiological Surveillance. There were 23,365 reported P. vivax malaria cases in 2009, 23% of which were classified as relapses. Incidence density of P. vivax recurrence was 45.1/100 patient-years, mostly occurring between the 4th and 13th week after initiating treatment. Male gender, shorter time since onset of symptoms, and higher parasitemia in the initial infection increased the risk of relapse during the year, with a 10% reduction in relative risk for longer symptoms and 11% and 15% increases in relative risk for males and higher initial parasitemia, respectively. However, the results show low clinical relevance for these associations, thereby limiting their applicability to decision-making at the public health level.
ISSN:0102-311X
1678-4464
1678-4464
0102-311X
DOI:10.1590/0102-311X00169312