Modelling the relationship between malaria prevalence as a measure of transmission and mortality across age groups

Modelling the relationship between malaria prevalence as a measure of transmission and mortality across age groups

Abstract Background Parasite prevalence has been used widely as a measure of malaria transmission, especially in malaria endemic areas. However, its contribution and relationship to malaria mortality across different age groups has not been well investigated. Previous studies in a health and demogra...

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Main Authors: Sammy Khagayi, Meghna Desai, Nyaguara Amek, Vincent Were, Eric Donald Onyango, Christopher Odero, Kephas Otieno, Godfrey Bigogo, Stephen Munga, Frank Odhiambo, Mary J. Hamel, Simon Kariuki, Aaron M. Samuels, Laurence Slutsker, John Gimnig, Penelope Vounatsou
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2019-07-01
Series:Malaria Journal
Subjects:
Malaria
Mortality
Parasite prevalence
Bayesian spatio-temporal
Health and demographic surveillance system
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12936-019-2869-9

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