摘要：Malaria is one of the most common health problems especially in developing countries. The present study was carried out to estimate the prevalence of human plasmodium infection in Basic Health Unit of village Ghala Der, District Mardan Khyber PakhtunKhwa, Pakistan. A total of 845 patients were screened for malaria over the period from 1st June to 2009 to 31st March 2014. All patients underwent screening for Plasmodium species by Rapid diagnostic test (RDT). The overall prevalence of malaria was found to be 13.9 %. High prevalence of P. vivax 41(9.03%) was found in males followed by females 26(7.9%) with statistically non-significant association (P > 0.05). Moreover, the higher prevalence of P. vivax was recorded in patients with age group of 5-14 years was 30(8.13%), followed by age group of patients greater than 14 years 26(11.3%). Non-significance association was found among them (P > 0.05). Furthermore mixed species infections and some cases of with complicated sign and symptoms were also reported. In conclusion, P. vivax is the predominant species in these areas of District Mardan. It is recommended that public health authorities should educate the general public regarding prevention
关键词：Prevalence; plasmodium species; District Mardan
