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Background: Malaria is one of the common infectious disease found in tropical and subtropical countries. Based on WHO data in 2013, it was estimated around 179 million cases with approximately 584.000 death rate. Malaria case in Indonesia by year 2013 was approximately 353.527 cases. East Sumba province is a malaria endemic region with high prevalence of cases, estimated 6.266 cases. Purpose: To investigate the clinical representation of malaria disease based on types of Plasmodium, The distribution based on demography data (gender, age and job level of the patients) and anti-malarial drug rejiment used. Methode: Descriptive analytic study using cross sectionals method. The data is taken from medical records of 262 malaria patients from Lindimara Christian Hospital in July 2014 – December 2014. Data was analyzed using univariate and T-test. Results: From 262 of research subjects, 210 people (80,2%) were infected by Plasmodium falciparum and 52 others (19,8%) by Plasmodium vivax with mild degree infections (69,5%). The T-test result of clinical representation, which were number of erythrocytes (p=0,380) and hemoglobin level (p=0,523) showed insignificant difference between the two types of Plasmodium (p>0,05). Based on distribution of demography data, the highest frequency of malaria patient was female (53,1%), age > 15 years old (54,6%) and most of them are student (43,1%). Anti-malarial drug rejiment used was a combination of quinine and primaquine (75,6%). Conclusion: The malaria case in the Lindimara Christian Hospital mostly caused by Plasmodium falciparum (80,2%) than Plasmodium vivax (19,2%). Based on clinical representation, number of erythrocytes and hemoglobin level showed insignificant difference between the two types of Plasmodium (p>0,05). The combination of kina and primakuin is the drug combination of choice in Lindimara Christian Hospital.
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