Development of a new wealth index for Tanzania: the moderated effect of the implementation of 1,7- malaria reactive community-based testing and response (1,7-mRCTR) by socioeconomic position (SEP) with malaria prevention.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

The China-UK-Tanzania pilot project of 1,7-malaria reactive community-based testing and response (1,7-mRCTR) approach was implemented in Tanzania between 2015 and 2018. This project targeted villages with the highest malaria incidence to conduct screening and treatment. While socioeconomic factors are known to be strongly associated with malaria burden, their specific impacts on malaria prevention behaviours during the 1,7-mRCTR implementation period remained unclear. This study aimed to construct a household wealth index and investigate its association with malaria prevention outcomes within the context of 1,7-mRCTR.

Methods

We used data from two cross-sectional household surveys conducted in 2015 (baseline) and 2018 (endline), covering 19 686 households. A 12-

SUBMITTER: Gao C 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12781976 | biostudies-literature | 2026 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature