Estimating the Size of Populations at High Risk of Malaria in 2 Operational Districts in Cambodia: Household-Based Survey.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Cambodia is targeting the elimination of malaria by 2025. The last remaining pockets of malaria in Cambodia are concentrated among populations exposed to forested areas, but the size of these populations is not well understood. To plan for the procurement and distribution of vector-control tools, chemoprophylaxis, and other commodities for malaria prevention and surveillance, robust estimates of the population at greatest risk are required.

Objective

This study aims to estimate the number of forest-exposed individuals residing in Cambodia's highest-burden operational districts (ODs) in 2 provinces with active malaria transmission.

Methods

In April 2023, a multistage, in-person survey was conducted among residents in the 2 ODs in Cambodia with the highest ma

SUBMITTER: Jacobson JO 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11470217 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature