Mapping and enumerating houses and households to support malaria control interventions on Bioko Island.
Guillermo A GarcíaDianna E B HergottWonder P PhiriMegan PerryJordan SmithJose Osa Osa NfumuJeremías NzamioGodwin FuseiniThomas StablerMatilde Riloha RivasImmo KleinschmidtChristopher SchwabeCarlos A GuerraPublished in: Malaria journal (2019)
The housing unit mapping and household enumeration system developed for Bioko Island enabled the BIMCP to more effectively plan, implement, target, and monitor malaria control interventions. Since 2014, the BIMCP has used the unique household identifiers to monitor all household-level interventions, including indoor residual spraying, long-lasting insecticide-treated nets distribution, and annual malaria indicator surveys. The coding system used to create the unique housing unit and household identifiers is highly intuitive and allows quick location of any house within the grid without a GPS. Its flexibility has permitted the BIMCP to easily take into account the rapid and substantial changes in housing infrastructure. Importantly, by utilizing this coding system, an unprecedented quantity and diversity of detailed, geo-referenced demographic and health data have been assembled that have proved highly relevant for informing decision-making both for malaria control and potentially for the wider public health agenda on Bioko Island.
Keyphrases
- plasmodium falciparum
- public health
- physical activity
- mental illness
- decision making
- high resolution
- healthcare
- mental health
- global health
- cross sectional
- high density
- circulating tumor cells
- particulate matter
- mass spectrometry
- aedes aegypti
- risk assessment
- health information
- newly diagnosed
- quantum dots
- artificial intelligence