Modelling the relationship between malaria prevalence as a measure of transmission and mortality across age groups.

Sammy KhagayiMeghna DesaiNyaguara AmekVincent WereEric Donald OnyangoChristopher OderoKephas OtienoGodfrey BigogoStephen MungaFrank OdhiamboMary J HamelSimon KariukiAaron M SamuelsLaurence SlutskerJohn GimnigPenelope Vounatsou

Published in: Malaria journal (2019)

Malaria parasitaemia from cross-sectional surveys was associated with mortality across age groups over 4 to 5 year periods with clinical malaria more strongly associated with mortality than parasite prevalence. This effect was stronger in children 5-14 years compared to other age-groups. Further analyses of data from other HDSS sites or similar platforms would be useful in investigating the relationship between malaria and mortality across different endemicity levels.

Keyphrases

plasmodium falciparum
risk factors
cardiovascular events
cross sectional
young adults
coronary artery disease
big data
data analysis
life cycle