Malaria prevalence in Mauritania: a systematic review and meta-analysis.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Understanding malaria epidemiology is a critical step toward efficient malaria control and elimination. The objective of this meta-analysis was to derive robust estimates of malaria prevalence and Plasmodium species from studies conducted in Mauritania and published since 2000.

Methods

The present review followed the PRISMA guidelines. Searches were conducted in various electronic databases such as PubMed, Web of Science, and Scopus. To obtain pooled prevalence of malaria, meta-analysis was performed using the DerSimonian-Laird random-effects model. Methodological quality of eligible prevalence studies was assessed using Joanna Briggs Institute tool. Inconsistency and heterogeneity between studies were quantified by the I² index and Cochran's Q test. Pu

SUBMITTER: El Moustapha I 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10152621 | biostudies-literature | 2023 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature