Does socio-economic status explain the differentials in malaria parasite prevalence? Evidence from the Gambia

Malaria Journal

Volumn 13, Issue 1, 2014, Pages

  Sonko, Sheriff T ^a   Jaiteh, Malanding ^b   Jafali, James ^c   Jarju, Lamin B S ^a   D'Alessandro, Umberto ^c   Camara, Abu ^d   Komma Bah, Musu ^e   Saho, Alieu ^e  

^a National Malaria Control Programme   (Gambia)

^b Center for International Forestry Research   (United States)

^c MEDICAL RESEARCH COUNCIL LABORATORIES   (Gambia)

^d Islamic Development Bank   (Saudi Arabia)

^e Kanifing Institutional Layout   (Gambia)

Author keywords

Malaria; Poorest; Poverty; Socio economic status; The Gambia

Indexed keywords

ARTEMETHER PLUS BENFLUMETOL; FERROUS SULFATE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CHILD; CONTROLLED STUDY; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; FEMALE; GAMBIA; HEALTH SURVEY; HOUSING; HUMAN; LABORATORY TEST; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALARIA; MALE; NONHUMAN; PARASITE PREVALENCE; PLASMODIUM; POPULATION RESEARCH; POVERTY; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PUBLIC HEALTH PROBLEM; SCHOOL CHILD; SEX DIFFERENCE; SOCIAL STATUS; AGED; INFANT; MIDDLE AGED; PREGNANCY; PREVALENCE; SOCIOECONOMICS; YOUNG ADULT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; GAMBIA; HOUSING; HUMANS; INFANT; MALARIA; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PREGNANCY; PREVALENCE; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84964312731     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14752875     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1475-2875-13-449     Document Type: Article

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