Application of GIS technology in public health: successes and challenges

SM Fletcher-Lartey, G Caprarelli - Parasitology, 2016 - cambridge.org
The uptake and acceptance of Geographic Information Systems (GIS) technology has
increased since the early 1990s and public health applications are rapidly expanding. In this …

Spatial and spatio-temporal methods for mapping malaria risk: a systematic review

JN Odhiambo, C Kalinda, PM Macharia, RW Snow… - BMJ global …, 2020 - gh.bmj.com
Background Approaches in malaria risk mapping continue to advance in scope with the
advent of geostatistical techniques spanning both the spatial and temporal domains. A …

Spatiotemporal mapping of malaria incidence in Sudan using routine surveillance data

A Elagali, A Ahmed, N Makki, H Ismail, M Ajak… - Scientific Reports, 2022 - nature.com
Malaria is a serious threat to global health, with over 95% of the cases reported in 2020 by
the World Health Organization in African countries, including Sudan. Sudan is a low-income …

Plasmodium falciparum parasite prevalence in East Africa: Updating data for malaria stratification

VA Alegana, PM Macharia, S Muchiri… - PLOS global public …, 2021 - journals.plos.org
The High Burden High Impact (HBHI) strategy for malaria encourages countries to use
multiple sources of available data to define the sub-national vulnerabilities to malaria risk …

Prevalence and determinants of anaemia in women of reproductive age in Sudan: analysis of a cross-sectional household survey

KA Elmardi, I Adam, EM Malik, TA Abdelrahim… - BMC Public Health, 2020 - Springer
Background Anaemia is a global health problem and women in reproductive age (WRA) are
amongst the most affected population. Its consequences include low birth weight and …

Sickle cell disease in western Sudan: genetic epidemiology and predictors of knowledge attitude and practices

AA Daak, E Elsamani, EH Ali… - Tropical Medicine & …, 2016 - Wiley Online Library
Objective To investigate the epidemiology of sickle cell disease (SCD) and determinants of
knowledge, attitudes and practices (KAP) towards SCD in western Kordofan State, Sudan …

Mapping multiple components of malaria risk for improved targeting of elimination interventions

JM Cohen, A Le Menach, E Pothin, TP Eisele… - Malaria Journal, 2017 - Springer
There is a long history of considering the constituent components of malaria risk and the
malaria transmission cycle via the use of mathematical models, yet strategic planning in …

Malaria mapping: understanding the global endemicity of falciparum and vivax malaria

U Dalrymple, B Mappin, PW Gething - BMC medicine, 2015 - Springer
The mapping of malaria risk has a history stretching back over 100 years. The last decade,
however, has seen dramatic progress in the scope, rigour and sophistication of malaria …

Anaemia prevalence and determinants in under 5 years children: findings of a cross-sectional population-based study in Sudan

KA Elmardi, I Adam, EM Malik, AA Ibrahim… - BMC pediatrics, 2020 - Springer
Background Early childhood is an age at risk of anaemia and its deleterious consequences.
In Sudan, there is limited evidence on the prevalence and determinant of anaemia in under …

Malaria epidemic in humanitarian crisis settings the case of South Kordofan state, Sudan

NS Mohamed, Y Ali, MS Muneer, EE Siddig… - The Journal of Infection …, 2021 - jidc.org
Introduction: Malaria remains one of the most common public health problems worldwide,
especially in Sudan. With this short communication we aimed at reporting on the latest …