The mediating role of behavioural and socio-structural factors on the association between household wealth and childhood malaria in Ghana
We found evidence of mediation by EA, housing, LLIN use and IRS, suggesting that current biomedical and behavioural malaria control efforts could be complemented with structural interventions, such as improved housing and education. Future studies that test the effect of different or joint effects of multiple mediators based on prospective designs are recommended to strengthen the evidence.
Authors
- Eva Lorenz (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6057-0078)
- Theresa Habermann (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0965-9445)
- Dewi Ismajani Puradiredja (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6390-9885)
- Jürgen May (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7831-8420)
- Solomon Tsebeni Wafula (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6405-015X)
Institutions
- Universität Hamburg (DE)
- University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf (DE)
- German Center for Infection Research (DE)
- Makerere University (UG)
- Bernhard Nocht Institute for Tropical Medicine (DE)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Malaria Journal
- Published
- 2024-12-13
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1186/s12936-024-05204-6
- Citations
- 4
- Primary Topic
- Global Maternal and Child Health
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 4.44