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AFRICAN RESEARCH NEXUS
SHINING A SPOTLIGHT ON AFRICAN RESEARCH
immunology and microbiology
Is there evidence for dual causation between malaria and socioeconomic status? Findings from rural Tanzania
American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene, Volume 77, No. 6, Year 2007
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Malaria's relationship with socioeconomic status at the macroeconomic level has been established. This is the first study to explore this relationship at the microeconomic (household) level and estimate the direction of association. Malaria prevalence was measured by parasitemia, and household socioeconomic status was measured using an asset based index. Results from an instrumental variable probit model suggest that socioeconomic status is negatively associated with malaria parasitemia. Other variables that are significantly associated with parasitemia include age of the individual, use of a mosquito net on the night before interview, the number of people living in the household, whether the household was residing at their farm home at the time of interview, household wall construction, and the region of residence. Matching estimators indicate that malaria parasitemia is associated with reduced household socioeconomic status. Copyright © 2007 by The American Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene.
Authors & Co-Authors
Somi, Masha F.
Australia, Canberra
Cnr Mills and Eggleston Roads
Australia, Canberra
The Australian National University
Butler, James R.G.
Australia, Canberra
The Australian National University
Vahid, Farshid
Australia, Canberra
The Australian National University
Njau, Joseph
Tanzania, Ifakara
Ifakara Health Institute
Kachur, Stephen Patrick
Tanzania, Ifakara
Ifakara Health Institute
Abdulla, Salim Mohammed K.
Tanzania, Ifakara
Ifakara Health Institute
Statistics
Citations: 99
Authors: 6
Affiliations: 3
Identifiers
Doi:
10.4269/ajtmh.2007.77.1020
ISSN:
00029637
Research Areas
Health System And Policy
Infectious Diseases
Study Design
Cross Sectional Study
Case-Control Study
Study Locations
Tanzania