IMPACT OF CLIMATE VARIATION ON MALARIA INCIDENCE RATES IN SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA: A REGIONAL ANALYSIS | ||||
| Journal of the Egyptian Society of Parasitology | ||||
| Article 4, Volume 55, Issue 2, August 2025, Page 169-174 PDF (411.41 K) | ||||
| Document Type: Original Article | ||||
| DOI: 10.21608/jesp.2025.447384 | ||||
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| Authors | ||||
MUDASIRU OLAMIDE ROKEEB; AMUSA AISHA ADEBOLA; OLOYEDE HALEEMAH; Olamide Rokeeb Mudasiru  
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| Department of Medical Laboratory Science, Ladoke Akintola University of Technolo gy, Ibadan, Oyo State, Nigeria | ||||
| Abstract | ||||
| Malaria remains a major public health concern in the sub-Saharan Africa The climate variabil ity, especially rainfall, influences malaria transmission via mosquito breeding habitats with re gional variations. This study evaluated the correlation between malaria incidence rates and rainfall patterns from 2020 to 2022 in Nigeria, Mozambique, and the Democratic Republic of Congo countries, alongside a descriptive epidemiological review of national control policies. The results showed that malaria incidence in Nigeria declined from 313.76 to 305, in Mozam bique from 234 to 223, and the Democratic Republic of Congo from 330 to 310. Correlation anal ysis showed a strong negative relationship between rainfall and malaria incidence in Nigeria (r= 0.765) and Mozambique (r= -0.991), but a strong positive correlation in the Democratic Republic of Congo (r= 0.895). Nigeria showed the effective control measures, followed by Mozambique. | ||||
| Keywords | ||||
| Malaria; Rainfalls; Sub-Saharan Africa; Epidemiology; Variations; Coefficient | ||||
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