Socioeconomic and demographic characterization of an endemic malaria region in Brazil by multiple correspondence analysis.

ABSTRACT:

Background

In the process of geographical retraction of malaria, some important endemicity pockets remain. Here, we report results from a study developed to obtain detailed community data from an important malaria hotspot in Latin America (Alto Juruá, Acre, Brazil), to investigate the association of malaria with socioeconomic, demographic and living conditions.

Methods

A household survey was conducted in 40 localities (n = 520) of Mâncio Lima and Rodrigues Alves municipalities, Acre state. Information on previous malaria, schooling, age, gender, income, occupation, household structure, habits and behaviors related to malaria exposure was collected. Multiple correspondence analysis (MCA) was applied to characterize similarities between households and identify gradients. The a

SUBMITTER: Lana RM 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5625626 | biostudies-literature | 2017 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature