Karakteristik infeksi malaria pada anak di rsud dekai papua april-juni 2018

ABSTRACT Introduction: Malaria infection is an endemic disease in Papua. Most malaria death occur among infant and young children. Information about characteristic of pediatric patient with malaria infection in Dekai Hospital is very important. Objective: The aim of this study was to determine the characteristic of pediatric patients with malaria infection at Dekai Hospital Papua April-June 2018. Results: A descriptive retrospective study was performed in infant and children aged 1 months to 13 years who were diagnosed with malaria infection. A total of 242 children were studied from the data medical record in April to June 2018. One hundred thirty (53.7%) were males and 112 (46.3%) were females. The ratio between male and female was 1.2:1. The prevalence of malaria patients in children under 1 years old was 25 (11.4%), children aged 1-5 years old was 121 (55.3%), children aged 6-10 years old was 58 (26.5%) and children >10 years old was 15 (6.8%). The most common sign and symptoms related to malaria infection was fever with respiratory symptoms (33.5%). Based on the laboratory result, children with falciparum malaria infection was 121 children (50%), children with tertiana malaria infection was 86 children (35.5%) and childen with mixed malaria infection was 35 children (14.5%). About 62.81% patients had splenomegaly. Conclusion: Malaria infections is one of the most common infections in the pediatric population in Papua. The ratio between male and female 1.2:1. The most common sign related to malaria was fever with respiratory symptom which is 33.5%. Plasmodium falciparum infection predominated in 1-5 years old. About 62.81% patients had splenomegaly. Keywords: malaria infection, children, characteristic Cite This Article: Dewi, G.A.N.Y.S., Gustawan, I.W., Utama, M.G.D.L., Arhana, B.N.P. 2019. Karakteristik infeksi malaria pada anak di RSUD Dekai Papua April-Juni 2018. Medicina 50(3): 488-492. DOI:10.15562/Medicina.v50i3.711