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Housing Improvements and Malaria Risk in Sub-Saharan Africa: A Multi-Country Analysis of Survey Data

Tusting, L.S.; Bottomley, C.; Gibson, H.; Kleinschmidt, I.; Tatem, A.J.; Lindsay, S.W.; Gething, P.W.

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Authors

L.S. Tusting

C. Bottomley

H. Gibson

I. Kleinschmidt

A.J. Tatem

P.W. Gething



Abstract

Improvements to housing may contribute to malaria control and elimination by reducing house entry by malaria vectors and thus exposure to biting. We tested the hypothesis that the odds of malaria infection are lower in modern, improved housing compared to traditional housing in sub-Saharan Africa (SSA).

Citation

Tusting, L., Bottomley, C., Gibson, H., Kleinschmidt, I., Tatem, A., Lindsay, S., & Gething, P. (2017). Housing Improvements and Malaria Risk in Sub-Saharan Africa: A Multi-Country Analysis of Survey Data. PLoS Medicine, 14(2), Article e1002234. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pmed.1002234

Journal Article Type Article
Acceptance Date Jan 13, 2017
Online Publication Date Feb 21, 2017
Publication Date Feb 21, 2017
Deposit Date Mar 3, 2017
Publicly Available Date Mar 28, 2024
Journal PLoS Medicine
Print ISSN 1549-1277
Publisher Public Library of Science
Peer Reviewed Peer Reviewed
Volume 14
Issue 2
Article Number e1002234
DOI https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pmed.1002234

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