Rapid urban malaria appraisal (RUMA) in sub-Saharan Africa.

ABSTRACT:

Background

The rapid urban malaria appraisal (RUMA) methodology aims to provide a cost-effective tool to conduct rapid assessments of the malaria situation in urban sub-Saharan Africa and to improve the understanding of urban malaria epidemiology.

Methods

This work was done in Yopougon municipality (Abidjan), Cotonou, Dar es Salaam and Ouagadougou. The study design consists of six components: 1) a literature review, 2) the collection of available health statistics, 3) a risk mapping, 4) school parasitaemia surveys, 5) health facility-based surveys and 6) a brief description of the health care system. These formed the basis of a multi-country evaluation of RUMA's feasibility, consistency and usefulness.

Results

A substantial amount of literature (including unpublished

SUBMITTER: Wang SJ 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC1249588 | biostudies-literature | 2005 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature