Table 2 Fields of knowledge and linked indicators
Field of knowledge | Indicators |
|---|---|
Drug resistance | Halotype, mutation type, molecular type resistance, drug type, marker, d28 efficacy |
Insecticide resistance | Insecticide class, resistance mechanism |
Intervention | Vector control strategies (larval control, IRS), treatment (ACT, intermittent preventive treatment), personal protection (ITN) |
Entomology | Dvs occurrence, vector occurrence, vector bionomics, reproductive number, temperature suitability, entomological inoculation rate, mosquitoes presence, vectorial capacity, phenotype, vector species |
Epidemiology | In/out patient, death, population at risk, incidence, prevalence, pf/pv parasite rates, g6pd deficiency, sickle cell, duffy negativity, haemoglobin c, clinical burden, population at risk, endemicity, transmission limit, seasonal climatic suitability for malaria transmission, malaria seasonality, relapse incidence, fever cause |
Malaria facing strategies/policies | Free treatment, collaboration public/private sector, mandatory case reporting, new cases/relapse distinction, active/passive surveillance, case detection techniques (microscopy, rapid diagnostic test) |
Geography | Landcover, district frontiers, administrative boundaries, schools, hospitals, health services |
Demography | Population statistics |
Environment | Precipitation, temperature, vegetation, land surface temperature, meteorology/climatology, hydrology |
News | Google news, ProMED Mail, WHO, Baidu News, SOSO Info |
Sociology | Education, urban/rural, wealth index, travel time to cities |