Malaria mortality characterization and the relationship between malaria mortality and climate in Chimoio, Mozambique.

ABSTRACT:

Background

The United Nation's sustainable development goal for 2030 is to eradicate the global malaria epidemic, primarily as the disease continues to be one of the major concerns for public health in sub-Saharan Africa. In 2015, the region accounted for 90% of malaria deaths. Mozambique recorded a malaria mortality rate of 42.75 (per 100,000). In Chimoio, Mozambique's fifth largest city, malaria is the fourth leading cause of death (9.4%). Few data on malaria mortality exists in Mozambique, particularly in relation to Chimoio. The objective of this study was to characterize malaria mortality trends and its spatial distribution in Chimoio.

Methods

Malaria mortality data and climate data were extracted from the Chimoio Civil Registration records, and the Regional Weather sta

SUBMITTER: Ferrao JL 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5440990 | biostudies-literature | 2017 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature