Malaria Control & Elimination

Department of Statistics, College of Science, Bahir Dar University, Bahir Dar, Ethiopia, Ethiopia

Publications

• Research Article   
  Assessment of the Climatic and Environmental Factors on the Spatial Distribution of Malaria in Amhara Region, North-West Ethiopia
  Author(s): Haile Mekonnen Fenta, Lijalem Melie Tesfaw, Awoke Seyoum Tegegne, Denekew Bitew Belay, Godada Keleb Lake, Muluwork Ayele Derebe, Abay Kassa Teklie*, Eyerus Asmare and Mollalign Tarekegn Minwagaw
  
  Background: Malaria is a major global public health problem, particularly in developing nations. Its transmission in Ethiopia is primarily cyclical and unstable. The objective of this study was to assess factors affecting the spatial distribution of malaria in the Amhara region. Methods: One hundred nine woredas were included in the study. The spatial autocorrelation of malaria incidence and hotspot analysis was determined by Moran’s diagram and local Moran’s I index, respectively. The relationships between malaria incidence and the ecological predictors of transmission were analyzed in all 93 geopolitical areas. Results: A quarter of woredas in the Amhara region had precipitation equal to 73.67 mm. Among the covariates, aridity (SAC=-0.019, pvalue< 0.001), temperature (SAC=-0.438, p-value<0.001),.. Read More»
  

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