Multilevel and geo-statistical modeling of malaria risk in children of Burkina Faso

Multilevel and geo-statistical modeling of malaria risk in children of Burkina Faso

Abstract Background Previous research on determinants of malaria in Burkina Faso has largely focused on individual risk factors. Malaria risk, however, is also shaped by community, health system, and climatic/environmental characteristics. The aims of this study were: i) to identify such individual,...

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Main Authors: Sekou Samadoulougou, Mathieu Maheu-Giroux, Fati Kirakoya-Samadoulougou, Mathilde De Keukeleire, Marcia C Castro, Annie Robert
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2014-07-01
Series:Parasites & Vectors
Subjects:
Burkina Faso
Plasmodium falciparum
Geo-statistics
Random effect models
Bayesian variable selection
Malaria burden
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/1756-3305-7-350

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https://doi.org/10.1186/1756-3305-7-350

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