Climate-driven malaria mortality among children in malaria-endemic areas of Uganda.

ABSTRACT: Malaria is a major disease in Africa and is among the leading causes of mortality among children. The disease is highly sensitive to climate change. Prior studies have established a link between climatic factors and malaria mortality, but the evidence specifically related to children in sub-Saharan Africa remains inconsistent and requires further investigation. This study examined the impact of climate variables on malaria mortality in the Iganga and Mayuge districts, a malaria-prone area in Uganda. We used weekly malaria mortality data from a population-based cohort in the Iganga Mayuge Health Demographic Surveillance Site (IMHDSS). In this study, we employed a time series model using a distributed lag non-linear approach to assess the association of weekly climatic factors on malaria mor

SUBMITTER: Kiragga A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12360017 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature