The associations between malaria, interventions, and the environment: a systematic review and meta-analysis.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Malaria transmission is driven by multiple factors, including complex and multifaceted connections between malaria transmission, socioeconomic conditions, climate and interventions. Forecasting models should account for all significant drivers of malaria incidence although it is first necessary to understand the relationship between malaria burden and the various determinants of risk to inform the development of forecasting models. In this study, the associations between malaria risk, environmental factors, and interventions were evaluated through a systematic review.

Methods

Five electronic databases (CAB Abstracts, EMBASE, Global Health, MEDLINE and ProQuest Dissertations & Theses) were searched for studies that included both the effects of the environment and i

SUBMITTER: Sadoine ML 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5803989 | biostudies-literature | 2018 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature