The effects of climatic and non-climatic factors on malaria mortality at different spatial scales in western Kenya, 2008–2019
Despite notable strides made in reducing malaria morbidity and mortality since the year 2000, the disease still remains one of the leading causes of mortality, especially among children aged<5 years. The WHO estimated that globally malaria caused 608 000 deaths in 2022 and 96% (approximately 583 680) of the deaths occurred in the African region. Similar to the global trend, Kenya has observed a decline in malaria burden over time. This has majorly been attributed to the upscaling of malaria control programmes, including the distribution of insecticide-treated bed nets (ITNs), intermittent preventive treatment in pregnancy (IPTp) and prompt diagnosis and management of malaria cases. This reduction may also be attributed to the implementation of integrated management of childhood illness (IMCI) in 1996/1997 and integrated community case management (iCCM) in 2013.
Nyawanda, B. O., Khagayi, S., Obor, D., Odhiambo, S. B., Beloconi, A., Otieno, N. A., Bigogo, G., Kariuki, S., Munga, S., & Vounatsou, P. (2024). The effects of climatic and non-climatic factors on malaria mortality at different spatial scales in western Kenya, 2008–2019. BMJ Global Health, 9(9). https://doi.org/10.1136/bmjgh-2023-014614