Table 6 Summary of comparison of malaria prevalence around some African dams using data from the literature and the MAP database
From: Malaria impact of large dams in sub-Saharan Africa: maps, estimates and predictions
Malaria stability | Documented impact from literature (range) | Documented impact from MAP (range) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Malaria prevalence <3Â km | Malaria prevalence >3Â km | Odds ratio | Malaria prevalence <3Â km | Malaria prevalence >3Â km | Odds ratio | |
Unstable | 4.2–36.1 % | 1.5–25 % | 2.3–19.9a | 6.3–41.5 | 0.4–28 % | 3.6–24.5a |
Stable | 22.0–32.3 % | 17.3–29.2 | 1.2–1.4 | 28.8–52 % | 25.6–62 % | 1.1–1.8 |