VI. The result of the survey:

6.1. The result of reviewing the data of malaria patients in the survey

Table 1: The number of malaria patients in 8 communes from 2013 to 2016

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Remarks: The number of malaria patients in 8 communes decreased steadily in each year; but at Quang Truc commune, the number of malaria patients increased in 2016 against in 2015.

6.2. The result of cross-sectional survey

Table 2: Rate of malaria infection in study sites

Remarks: The cross-sectional survey of migrant population showed that: 4 cases of malaria infection were detected in Quang Truc commune ( with 3 cases of infecting P.f and 1 case of infecting P.v), other communes had no any case of malaria infection. The rate of common malaria infection was 0.25%; the rate of common gametocyte was 0.19%. The rate of malaria infection in Quang Truc was 1.98%; the rate of gametocyte in Quang Truc was 1.49%

6.3. Some of demographic characteristics of the surveyed population

Table 3: Some characteristics about sex, age, education level of the surveyed population

Remarks: The result of the survey in 8 communes showed that: about sex, the number of women was higher than that men, making up 58.29% and 41.71% respectively; about the distribution of age groups included rate between the ages of 15-29 (36.91%); 30-39 (25.12%) and above 40 (37.97%). The common illiteracy rate in 8 communes was 16.4%; however, there was the difference among communes, including Dak Sin commune (0.50%), high illiteracy rate in 2 commumes of Cu M'Lan and Cu K'Bang, Easup district, Dak Lak province with 45% and 46.5% respectively.

Table 4: The ethnic groups in study sites

Remarks: The Kinh people have the highest rate of population in study sites (54.11%), they live in migrant areas of communes such as Dak Buk So (86.14%), Quang Truc (61.39%), Dak Sin (91%), Dak Ru (77.5%), Ea Huar (71.50%). The other ethnic group such as the Dao (12.4%) mainly live in Cu M'Lan and Cu K'Ban communes; the M'Nong (10.66%) live in Krong Na; the H'Mong (9.85%) live in Cu K'Bang; the other ethnic groups have lower rate and live scatteredly in study sites.

6.4. The migrant characteristics of mobilised population

Table 5: Areas where the people lived before they moved to study sites

Remarks: Before moving to study sites, the migrant population lived in most of 50 provinces/citiesof the whole country. The data at the table 3 listed the provinces which the number of migrant population had the highest rate, including Dak Lak (16.52%) with 2 communes of Dak Buk So and Quang Truc; in Ea Huar and Krong Na, the migrant population came from neighbouring districts and communes; Cao Bang (14.65%) with 2 communes of Cu M?Lan and Cu K?Bang; Dak Nong (10.41%) with 2 communes of Quang Truc and Dak Ru, most of people migrated from Cu Jut district, Dak R?Lap, 2 communes of Quang Tam and Quang Tan of Tuy Duc district; Thai Binh (9.79%), mainly Ea Huar commune. The remaining provinces had low and scattered rate of mobilised people in study sites.

Figure 2: Map of the provinces having migrant population at study sites

Remarks: The colours o­n the map describe rate of migrant population going to study sites as follows:

6.5. The position of the migrant population o­n the map:

Fig 3: Map of the migrant population in 2 distrct Tuy Duc and Dak R'Lap

Fig 4: Map of the migrant population in 2 distrct Buon Don and Ea Sup

Figure 5: Map of the mobile population in 2 communes Dak Buk So and Quang Truc

Fig 6: Map of the migrant population in 2 communes Dak Sin and Dak Ru

Fig 7: Map of the mobile population in 2 communes Ea Huar and Krong Na

Fig 8: Map of the migrant population in 2 communes Cu M'Lan and Cu K'Bang

Fig 9: Locations of the migrant population in Dak Buk So through satellite image

 

Remarks: The migrant population in Dak Buk So commune live scatteredly in the centre; but some groups live far away from the centre in the East-West. However, the most of them live in the centre.

Fig 10: Locations of the migrantpopulation in Quang Truc through satellite image

Remarks: The migrant population in Quang Truc live and divide in 6 groups through satellite picture, these group live in the west o­n the map. Most of the migrant population live far away from the centre.

Fig 11: Locations of the migrant population in Dak Sin through satellite image

Remarks: The migrant population in Dak Sin live scatteredly in the centre of the commune and become a group in the northwest and border Dao Nghia commune in Dak R'Lap.

Fig 12: Locations of the mobile population in Dak Ru through satellite image

Remarks: The migrant population in Dak Ru commune live in the southwest and the south of the commune. These areas are far away from the centre.

Fig 13: Locations of the migrant population in Ea Huar through satellite image

Remarks: The migrant population in Ea Huar commune live scatteredly in the north of the commune and near the migrant population of Krong Na commune; besides, there is a small group living in the west of the commune and far away from the centre.

Fig 14: Locations of the migrant population in Ea Huar through satellite image

Remarks: The migrant population in Krong Na commune live scatteredly around the centre of the commune, near the migrant population of Ea Huar comme; besides, there is a small group living in the north of the commune, far away from the centre.

Fig 15: Locations of the mobile population in Cu M'Lan through satellite image

             Remark: The migrant population at Cu M'Lan live in a new village (Binh Loi village), far from the centre of the commune 20km eastward.

Fig 16: Locations of the migrant population in Cu K'Bang through satellite image

Remarks: The migrant population in Cu K'Bang live in some new villages such as No.14,15,16 village. These villages are near each other o nthe map and in westward, far from the cenre of the commune 15km.

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