Investigating the resurgence of malaria prevalence in South Africa between 2015 and 2018: A scoping review
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Date
2020
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Bentham
Abstract
Malaria remains a serious concern in most African countries, causing nearly one million deaths globally every year. This review aims to examine the extent and nature of the resurgence of malaria transmission in South Africa. Methods: Using the Arksey and O'Malley framework, this scoping review includes articles published between the years 2015 and 2018 on the resurgence of malaria occurrence in South Africa. Articles were searched between October 2018 to January 2019 using the following electronic databases: CINAHL, Pubmed, Science Direct and SCOPUS. Grey literature from Google Scholar was also hand searched. Key search terms and subject headings such as climate variables, climate changes, climatic factors, malaria resurgence, malaria reoccurrence and malaria increase over epidemic regions in South Africa were used to identify relevant articles. Three independent reviewers performed the selection and characterization of articles, and the data collected were synthesized qualitatively. Results: A total number of 534 studies were identified. Among these, 24 studies met the inclusion criteria.
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Climate change, Environmental factors, IRS, Malaria resurgence, South Africa, Mosquitoes
Citation
Abiodun, G. J. et al. (2020). Investigating the resurgence of malaria prevalence in South Africa between 2015 and 2018: A scoping review. Open Public Health Journal ,13(1),119-125