Urbanization and malaria have a contextual relationship in endemic areas: A temporal and spatial study in Ghana.

• Main Authors: Merveille Koissi Savi (Author), Bhartendu Pandey (Author), Anshuman Swain (Author), Jeongki Lim (Author), Daniel Callo-Concha (Author), Gbedegnon Roseric Azondekon (Author), Mohammed Wahjib (Author), Christian Borgemeister (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS), 2024-01-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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In West Africa, malaria is one of the leading causes of disease-induced deaths. Existing studies indicate that as urbanization increases, there is corresponding decrease in malaria prevalence. However, in malaria-endemic areas, the prevalence in some rural areas is sometimes lower than in some peri-...