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Influence of urbanisation on asymptomatic malaria in school children in Molyko, South Western Cameroon
Objective: To determine the impact of urbanisation on the prevalence of asymptomatic malaria in
Molyko, a rapidly urbanising area of South West Cameroon.
Design: A cross-sectional study.
Setting: Molyko, South West Province Cameroon.
Subjects: One hundred and sixty six and two hundred and forty four randomly selected children
in Molyko in the rainy seasons of 2000 and 2004 respectively.
Main outcome measures: Prevalence and geometric mean parasite density of asymptomatic malaria,
measurement of axillary temperatures and haematocrit (PCV) values in 2000 and 2004.
Results: There was a significant association between axillary temperature and malaria parasitaemia
in both years (