Principal component analysis of socioeconomic factors and their association with malaria in children from the Ashanti Region, Ghana.

ABSTRACT:

Background

The socioeconomic and sociodemographic situation are important components for the design and assessment of malaria control measures. In malaria endemic areas, however, valid classification of socioeconomic factors is difficult due to the lack of standardized tax and income data. The objective of this study was to quantify household socioeconomic levels using principal component analyses (PCA) to a set of indicator variables and to use a classification scheme for the multivariate analysis of children<15 years of age presented with and without malaria to an outpatient department of a rural hospital.

Methods

In total, 1,496 children presenting to the hospital were examined for malaria parasites and interviewed with a standardized questionnaire. The information of ele

SUBMITTER: Krefis AC 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC2914064 | biostudies-literature | 2010 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature