Malaria prevalence in Mauritania: a systematic review and meta-analysis

Understanding malaria epidemiology is a critical step toward efficient malaria control and elimination. The objective of this meta-analysis was to derive robust estimates of malaria prevalence and Plasmodium species from studies conducted in Mauritania and published since 2000. The present review fo...

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Published in:Malaria journal 2023-05, Vol.22 (1), p.146-146, Article 146
Main Authors: El Moustapha, Inejih, Ouldabdallahi Moukah, Mohamed, Ould Ahmedou Salem, Mohamed Salem, Brahim, Khyarhoum, Briolant, Sébastien, Basco, Leonardo, Ould Mohamed Salem Boukhary, Ali
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Language:English
Subjects:
Analysis
Bacteriology
Cardiology and cardiovascular system
Cross-sectional studies
Disease control
Emerging diseases
Epidemiology
Heterogeneity
Human diseases
Human health and pathology
Humans
Infectious diseases
Life Sciences
Malaria
Malaria - epidemiology
Malaria, Falciparum - diagnosis
Malaria, Falciparum - epidemiology
Malaria, Vivax - diagnosis
Malaria, Vivax - epidemiology
Mauritania
Mauritania - epidemiology
Meta-analysis
Microbiology and Parasitology
Microscopy
Nucleotide sequence
Parasites
Parasitology
Plasmodium
Plasmodium falciparum
Plasmodium vivax
Prevalence
Seasons
Software
Vector-borne diseases
Virology
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Summary:Understanding malaria epidemiology is a critical step toward efficient malaria control and elimination. The objective of this meta-analysis was to derive robust estimates of malaria prevalence and Plasmodium species from studies conducted in Mauritania and published since 2000. The present review followed the PRISMA guidelines. Searches were conducted in various electronic databases such as PubMed, Web of Science, and Scopus. To obtain pooled prevalence of malaria, meta-analysis was performed using the DerSimonian-Laird random-effects model. Methodological quality of eligible prevalence studies was assessed using Joanna Briggs Institute tool. Inconsistency and heterogeneity between studies were quantified by the I index and Cochran's Q test. Publication bias was assessed with funnel plots and Egger's regression tests. A total of 16 studies with a good individual methodological quality were included and analysed in this study. The overall random effects pooled prevalence of malaria infection (symptomatic and asymptomatic) across all included studies was 14.9% (95% confidence interval [95% CI]: 6.64, 25.80, I  = 99.8%, P 
ISSN:1475-2875
1475-2875
DOI:10.1186/s12936-023-04569-4