Prevention measures and socio-economic development result in a decrease in malaria in Hainan, China

Malaria Journal

Research

Rui-De Xue¹  Whitney A Qualls²  Zhi-Ming Zhang³  Yu-Chun Li⁴  Shan-Qing Wang⁴  Guang-Ze Wang⁴  Xi-Min Hu⁴ 

[1] Anastasia Mosquito Control District, St Augustine, FL, USA;Department of Public Health Sciences, University of Miami Miller School of Medicine, Miami, FL, USA;Haikou Centre for Disease Control and Prevention, 571100, Haikou, China;Hainan Provincial Centre for Disease Control and Prevention, 570203, Haikou, China;

关键词: Malaria;    Integrated vector management;    Malaria preventative medication;    Grey correlation;   

DOI  :  10.1186/1475-2875-13-362

 received in 2014-06-06, accepted in 2014-08-28,  发布年份 2014

来源: Springer

【 摘 要 】

BackgroundHistorically, the incidence of malaria in the Hainan Province, China has been high. However, since 2001 the malaria incidence in Hainan has decreased due to large-scale, public educational, promotional campaigns and the adoption of preventative measures against malaria following the fast growth of socio-economic development. The present study analysed the correlation between prevention measures and social economic development on the incidence of malaria in Hainan from 2001 to 2013.MethodsThe data of malaria preventative measures and socio-economic development were collected from various cities and counties in Hainan Province from 2001 to 2013 and analysed by the grey correlation analysis system.ResultsSeasonal preventive medication and local fiscal revenue increases are significantly related to the reduction of malaria incidence from 2001 to 2013 (R1 = 0.751677; R5 = 0.764795).ConclusionMalaria prevention and control measures and local economic development in Hainan decreased malaria incidence from 2001 to 2013.

【 授权许可】

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