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Journal
Journal of Environmental Systems
ISSN
0047-2433 (print) 1541-3802 (electronic)
Volume
33
Issue
2
Date
1/1/2011

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Title
Residential Proximity of Municipal Waste Dumpsites and Increased Rate of Hospitalization for Malaria
DOI
10.2190/ES.33.2.b
Author
Edmund E. Nkwocha
Pages
101-110
Online Date
04/09/2012

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Residential Proximity of Municipal Waste Dumpsites and Increased Rate of Hospitalization for Malaria

Edmund E. Nkwocha

DOI: 10.2190/ES.33.2.b

Abstract

Epidermological studies suggest that there may be an association between environmental exposure to waste dumpsites and malaria. The aim of this study was to test the hypothesis that residential proximity to waste dumpsites results in increased rates of hospitalization for malaria in children between the ages of 1 and 5 years in New Market Neighborhood in Owerri. After analysis with statistical tools, it was found that there was a significant increase in the incidence and rate of hospitalization among children living in proximity to the waste dumpsite.

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