Socioeconomic and household water management determinants of malaria and other vector-borne disease prevention in Urban Gujarat, India
Socioeconomic disparities and water management practices significantly influence malaria incidence and prevention behaviors. Targeted interventions prioritizing disadvantaged households, improved water storage practices, and enhanced investments in preventive care are essential to reduce vector-borne disease vulnerability and accelerate India's malaria elimination goals.
Authors
- Ajeet Kumar Mohanty (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8573-5353)
- Michael C. Wimberly (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1549-3891)
- Keshav G. Vaishnav
- Mercedes M. Pascual
- Vikas Desai
- Divija Samria
- Raj Sharma
- Sachin Sharma
- Deepshikha Batheja
- Rajendra Kumar Baharia
- Courtney Murdock
- Vijay Kohli
- Arindam Nandi
- Anup Anvikar
Institutions
- Gujarat University (IN)
- Indian School of Business (IN)
- University of Georgia (US)
- Cornell University (US)
- Indian Council of Medical Research (IN)
- Sardar Vallabhbhai National Institute of Technology Surat (IN)
- Regione Siciliana (IT)
- Karnataka Health Promotion Trust (IN)
- Population Council (US)
- Center for Climate and Resilience Research (CL)
- New York University (US)
- National Institute of Malaria Research (IN)
- University of Oklahoma (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Malaria Journal
- Published
- 2026-02-17
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1186/s12936-026-05830-2
- Primary Topic
- Malaria Research and Control
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00