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

Malaria Journal
João Luís FerrãoSara Zacarias

Abstract

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. Malaria mortality data and climate data were extracted from the Chimoio Civil Registration records, and the Regional Weather station, from 2010 to 2014. The malaria crude mortality rate was calculated. ANOVA, Tukey's, Chi square, and time series were carried out and an intervention analysis ARIMA model developed. A total of 944 malaria death cases were registered in Chimoio, 729 of these among Chimoio residents (77%). The average malaria mortality by gender was 44.9% for females and 55.1% for males. The age of death varied from 0 to 96 years, with an average age of 25.9 (SE = 0.79) years old. January p...Continue Reading

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Feb 13, 2015·International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health·Maquins SeweKayla Laserson

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Oct 8, 2020·BMJ Global Health·Julius Nyerere OdhiamboBenn Sartorius

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SPSS
Chimoio
R
ArcGIS
Biosat
ARMA

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