Bayesian spatio-temporal analysis of malaria prevalence in children between 2 and 10 years of age in Gabon

• Published in: Malaria Journal
• Main Authors: Fabrice Mougeni, Bertrand Lell, Ngianga-Bakwin Kandala, Tobias Chirwa
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: BMC 2024
• Subjects: Small area; Bayesian analysis; Environmental factors; INLA; SPDE; Arctic medicine. Tropical medicine; RC955-962; Infectious and parasitic diseases; RC109-216; Arctic; Laplace
• Online Access: https://doi.org/10.1186/s12936-024-04880-8; https://doaj.org/article/de9e51bd16984d35bab1dd229e763af9

Abstract Background Gabon still bears significant malaria burden despite numerous efforts. To reduce this burden, policy-makers need strategies to design effective interventions. Besides, malaria distribution is well known to be related to the meteorological conditions. In Gabon, there is limited kn...