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

Overview of attention for article published in Malaria Journal, February 2018
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Title
The associations between malaria, interventions, and the environment: a systematic review and meta-analysis
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Malaria Journal, February 2018
DOI 10.1186/s12936-018-2220-x
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Margaux L. Sadoine, Audrey Smargiassi, Valéry Ridde, Lucy S. Tusting, Kate Zinszer

Abstract

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. 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 interventions on malaria within the same statistical model. Studies were restricted to quantitative analyses and health outcomes of malaria mortality or morbidity, outbreaks, or transmission suitability. Meta-analyses were conducted on a subset of results using random-effects models. Eleven studies of 2248 potentially relevant articles that met inclusion criteria were identified for the systematic review and two meta-analyses based upon five results each were performed. Normalized Difference Vegetation Index was not found to be statistically significant associated with malaria with a pooled OR of 1.10 (95% CI 0.07, 1.71). Bed net ownership was statistically associated with decreasing risk of malaria, when controlling for the effects of environment with a pooled OR of 0.75 (95% CI 0.60, 0.95). In general, environmental effects on malaria, while controlling for the effect of interventions, were variable and showed no particular pattern. Bed nets ownership, use and distribution, have a significant protective effect while controlling for environmental variables. There are a limited number of studies which have simultaneously evaluated both environmental and interventional effects on malaria risk. Poor statistical reporting and a lack of common metrics were important challenges for this review, which must be addressed to ensure reproducibility and quality research. A comprehensive or inclusive approach to identifying malaria determinants using standardized indicators would allow for a better understanding of its epidemiology, which is crucial to improve future malaria risk estimations.

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Unknown 172 100%

Demographic breakdown

Readers by professional status Count As %
Student > Master 36 21%
Student > Bachelor 25 15%
Researcher 20 12%
Student > Ph. D. Student 19 11%
Lecturer 7 4%
Other 24 14%
Unknown 41 24%
Readers by discipline Count As %
Medicine and Dentistry 28 16%
Nursing and Health Professions 22 13%
Agricultural and Biological Sciences 13 8%
Environmental Science 11 6%
Computer Science 8 5%
Other 43 25%
Unknown 47 27%
Attention Score in Context

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This research output has an Altmetric Attention Score of 7. This is our high-level measure of the quality and quantity of online attention that it has received. This Attention Score, as well as the ranking and number of research outputs shown below, was calculated when the research output was last mentioned on 08 December 2021.
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#5,199,483
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#1,227
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#24
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