Challenges of DHS and MIS to capture the entire pattern of malaria parasite risk and intervention effects in countries with different ecological zones: the case of Cameroon

Challenges of DHS and MIS to capture the entire pattern of malaria parasite risk and intervention effects in countries with different ecological zones: the case of Cameroon

Abstract Background In 2011, the demographic and health survey (DHS) in Cameroon was combined with the multiple indicator cluster survey. Malaria parasitological data were collected, but the survey period did not overlap with the high malaria transmission season. A malaria indicator survey (MIS) was...

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Main Authors: Salomon G. Massoda Tonye, Celestin Kouambeng, Romain Wounang, Penelope Vounatsou
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2018-04-01
Series:Malaria Journal
Subjects:
Malaria
Malaria indicator survey
Demographic and health survey
Parasitaemia
Spatial correlation
Malaria interventions
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12936-018-2284-7

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