Malaria control in Northern Ghana: a scoping review
Rattachement africain : Nigéria, Ghana, ca, gb. Niveau de preuve : code pays fourni par la source.
Le résumé fourni par la source
BACKGROUND: Despite the achievements of the Ghana Health Service and its partners in reducing malaria morbidity and mortality in Ghana, the disease still poses a significant public health problem and a huge expenditure on the National Health Insurance Scheme and the economy. This review examined the strategies employed to control malaria in northern Ghana, explored the progress made, and discussed the challenges that persist. METHODS AND RESULTS: A literature search was conducted across four databases-Medline, Embase, Scopus, and Cochrane Library-to identify studies conducted in Northern Ghana on malaria control interventions between 1st January 2013 and 10th June 2023. The data were handled using Covidence; of the 1782 studies identified, 38 met the eligibility criteria and were included in this review. The data were analysed with MS Excel and presented in tables. Most of the studies (44.7%) were conducted in the Upper East region and mostly included pregnant women (19%), children (14%) and malaria patients (14.3%). Most of the studies used quantitative methodology and were mostly concentrated on malaria case management (28.9%), Intermittent preventive treatment (IPTp, 23.7%), and Long-Lasting Insecticidal Nets (LLINs, 15.8%). The least common researched area was the malaria vaccine (2.6%). CONCLUSIONS: The most common strategies used were case management, LLINs, IPTp and LLITNs. However, there was no regional or intervention balance in the number of studies conducted. Further studies are required on the combined effects of these interventions as well as larval source management and malaria vaccines.
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DOI retrouvé dans Crossref DOI retrouvé ; titre concordant.
- Titre Crossref
- Malaria control in Northern Ghana: a scoping review
- Date Crossref
- 05/12/2025
- Éditeur
- Springer Science and Business Media LLC
- Type
- journal-article
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Où se fait cette recherche
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University of Port Harcourt University of Port Harcourt, Nigéria (code pays fourni par la source)Université ou école supérieure
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Tamale Teaching Hospital Tamale Teaching Hospital, Ghana (code pays fourni par la source)Établissement de santé
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Ghana Health Service Tamale Metropolitan Health Directorate, Ghana (code pays fourni par la source)Organisme public
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Western University Department of Health Information Science pays non établi dans la noticeUniversité ou école supérieure
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London Health Sciences Centre pays non établi dans la noticeÉtablissement de santé
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University for Development Studies Ghana (code pays fourni par la source)Université ou école supérieure
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University of Aberdeen Rowett Institute pays non établi dans la noticeUniversité ou école supérieure
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Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology Department of History and Political Studies Kumasi, Ghana (code pays fourni par la source)Université ou école supérieure
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School of Public Health University of Port Harcourt, Nigéria (pays nommé en fin d’affiliation)Université ou école supérieure
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College of Health Department of Health Information Management Ghana (pays nommé en fin d’affiliation)Université ou école supérieure
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Simon Diedong Dombo University of Business and Integrated Development Studies Security and International Relations Ghana (pays nommé en fin d’affiliation)Université ou école supérieure
University of Port Harcourt (University of Port Harcourt, Nigéria), Tamale Teaching Hospital (Tamale Teaching Hospital, Ghana) et Ghana Health Service (Tamale Metropolitan Health Directorate, Ghana), avec 8 autres affiliations. Pays d’affiliation : Nigéria, Ghana.
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