Malaria Mortality in Brazil: Age-Period-Cohort Effects, Sociodemographic Factors, and Sustainable Development Indicators.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

Human malaria is a zoonosis considered a serious global public health problem caused by five species of protozoa of the genus Plasmodium spp., which are transmitted by mosquito vectors belonging to the genus Anopheles spp.

Objective

To verify whether there is a relationship between the age-standardized malaria mortality rate in Brazil and age-period-cohort effect variables, sociodemographic differences, and indicators of sustainable development.

Methods

Data on malaria mortality in Brazil from 2000 to 2022 were analyzed using sociodemographic factors such as ethnicity, region of residence, and sustainable development indicators.

Results

Statistical data demonstrated that from 2000 to 2022, there was a reduction in malaria mortality; t

SUBMITTER: Farias MF 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11860777 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature