@article{fdi:010083185,
  title = {{S}easonal prevalence of {P}lasmodium falciparum infection and use of insecticide-treated nets among children in three agroecosystems in {A}boisso, {C}ote d'{I}voire},
  author = {{S}adia-{K}acou, {C}. {A}. {M}. and {A}dja, {M}. {A}. and {A}ssi, {S}. {B}. and {P}oinsignon, {A}nne and {C}oulibaly, {J}. {T}. and {O}uattara, {A}. {F}. and {R}emou{\'e}, {F}ranck and {K}oudou, {B}. {G}. and {T}ano, {Y}.},
  editor = {},
  language = {{ENG}},
  abstract = {{A}groecosystems have been associated with risk of malaria. {T}he aim of this study was to determine the relationship between three agroecosystems: (i) rubber plantation ({RP}); (ii) oil palm plantation ({OPP}); (iii) no cash crop plantation ({NCCP}) and the prevalence of {P}lasmodium falciparum infection among children living in the {A}boisso region. {I}n the three villages within ({E}hania-{V}5) or close ({N}'zikro) or far from ({A}yebo) to each agroecosystem ({RP}, {OPP}, and {NCCP}), two cross-sectional parasitological surveys were carried out during the dry and the peak of the long wet seasons. {A} total of 586 children aged 1-14 years were recruited in the three villages to determine the prevalence of malaria using conventional microscopy. {P}lasmodium falciparum was the dominant species with an overall infection prevalence of 40.8%. {T}here was a significant difference in prevalence between agroecosystems, during both the dry (p = 0.002) and wet seasons (p < 0.001), which was higher in agricultural settings compared with the {NCCP} environment, whatever the season. {T}he prevalence of {P}. falciparum infection increased from the dry to the wet season in agricultural settings ({RP} and {OPP}), whereas no difference was noted for {NCCP}. {L}ess than 18% of children use insecticide-treated nets ({ITN}s) in the three villages, ranging from 6 (in {RP}) to 30% (in {OPP}). {M}ultivariate analysis indicated that age (1-4; 5-9; and 10-14 years) was not associated with malaria risk, but the season and living in agricultural villages were associated with a greater risk of malaria infection. {R}isk of malaria exposure was fourfold higher in children from agricultural villages than their counterpart from the non-agricultural area. {O}ur findings highlight significant variations in the prevalence of {P}. falciparum according to agroecosystem and season. {T}he findings will be useful in designing and implementing malaria control interventions by the {N}ational {M}alaria {C}ontrol {P}rogram.},
  keywords = {{P}lasmodium falciparum ; {M}alaria ; {O}il palm ; {R}ubber plantation ; {C}ote d'{I}voire ; {COTE} {D}'{IVOIRE} ; {ABOISSO}},
  booktitle = {},
  journal = {{P}arasitology {R}esearch},
  volume = {120},
  numero = {11},
  pages = {3663--3671},
  ISSN = {0932-0113},
  year = {2021},
  DOI = {10.1007/s00436-021-07326-1},
  URL = {https://www.documentation.ird.fr/hor/fdi:010083185},
}