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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 Gething
Published 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.
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