A Venue-Based Survey of Malaria Anemia and Mobility Patterns among Migrant Farm Workers in Amhara Region Ethiopia

摘要

BackgroundMobile populations present unique challenges to malaria control and elimination efforts. Each year, a large number of individuals travel to northwest Amhara Region, Ethiopia to seek seasonal employment on large-scale farms. Agricultural areas typically report the heaviest malaria burden within Amhara thereby placing migrants at high risk of infection. Yet little is known about these seasonal migrants and their malaria-related risk factors.