Journal of
Infectious Diseases and Immunity

  • Abbreviation: J. Infect. Dis. Immun.
  • Language: English
  • ISSN: 2141-2375
  • DOI: 10.5897/JIDI
  • Start Year: 2009
  • Published Articles: 94

Full Length Research Paper

Prevalence and socio-demographic determinants of malaria among febrile under- five children in Abobo district, Southwest Ethiopia: Cross-sectional study

Mitiku Dubale
  • Mitiku Dubale
  • Department of Public Health, Faculty of Natural and Computational Sciences, Gambella University, Gambella, Ethiopia.
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Obang Obang
  • Obang Obang
  • Department of Biology, Faculty of Natural and Computational Sciences, Gambella University, Gambella, Ethiopia.
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  •  Received: 18 July 2023
  •  Accepted: 29 August 2023
  •  Published: 30 September 2023

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