Housing Improvements and Malaria Risk in Sub-Saharan Africa: A Multi-Country Analysis of Survey Data.
Lucy S TustingChristian BottomleyHarry GibsonImmo KleinschmidtAndrew J TatemSteven W LindsayPeter W GethingPublished in: PLoS medicine (2017)
Housing quality is an important risk factor for malaria infection across the spectrum of malaria endemicity in SSA, with a strength of association between housing quality and malaria similar to that observed between ITN use and malaria. Improved housing should be considered a promising intervention for malaria control and elimination and long-term prevention of reintroduction.