Social determinants of malaria in low- and middle-income countries: a mixed-methods systematic review.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Malaria remains a leading cause of morbidity and mortality in many low- and middle-income countries (LMICs). Factors outside the health sector, including social determinants, such as economic status remain important drivers of malaria in these settings. However, social determinants of malaria generally remain unaddressed in preventing the disease, with the limited existing evidence overly descriptive and fragmented.

Methods

A mixed-methods systematic review was conducted to thematically synthesize the current evidence on the social determinants of malaria in LMICs. PubMed, Web of Science, and Scopus were searched to identify English articles on the social determinants of malaria published between January 2013 and December 2023. Search terms such as social determin

SUBMITTER: Atusingwize E 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12105309 | biostudies-literature | 2025 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature