Increasing prevalence of malaria and acute dengue virus coinfection in Africa: a meta-analysis and meta-regression of cross-sectional studies

Gebremariam, Tewelde T.; Schallig, Henk D. F. H.; Kurmane, Zeleke M.; Danquah, Jonas B.

doi:10.1186/s12936-023-04723-y

Table 1 Characteristics of the included studies

From: Increasing prevalence of malaria and acute dengue virus coinfection in Africa: a meta-analysis and meta-regression of cross-sectional studies

No	Author, year	Ref	Country (Study period)	Age range^± or IQR^# (years)	Mean^£ or median^* age (years)	Gender (M/F)	Sample (n)	Malaria mono-infection	Malaria detection method	DENV mono-infection	Dengue detection method	Coinfection	JBI Checklist Score
1	Sow 2016	[28]	Senegal (2009–2013)	1–90^±	13^*	0.25	13,845	7386	Microscopy, RDT	2	ELISA, PCR	1	7
2	Abdulaziz 2020	[38]	Nigeria (2017)	13–36^#	24^*	0.65	424	81	RDT	332	ELISA	67	5
3	Ayorinde 2016	[27]	Nigeria (2014)	3–70^±		0.36	60	24	Microscopy, PCR	0	ELISA	1	4
4	Baba 2013	[24]	Nigeria (2008)	< 1–80^±	32^£	0.82	310	2	Microscopy	53	PRNT	4	6
5	Dariano 2017	[45]	Sierra Leone (2012–2013)	6–45 + ^±	NS	NS	1260	291	RDT	40	ELISA, RDT	7	6
6	Miri 2021	[30]	Nigeria (2019)	0–51 + ^±	29.9^£	0.81	94	11	PCR	52	ELISA	5	4
7	Oyero 2014	[26]	Nigeria (2013)	4–82^±	31^£	0.77	188	25	NS	48	ELISA	19	4
8	Onyedibe 2018	[32]	Nigeria (2014)	0–58 + ^±	21.4^£	0.49	529	110	Microscopy	5	ELISA	7	6
9	Nassar 2019	[35]	Nigeria (2015–2016)	0–55^±	27.2^£	1.18	170	71	RDT, Microscopy	2	ELISA	1	6
10	Kolawole 2017	[29]	Nigeria (2016)	0–70^±	NS	0.85	176	NS	RDT	90	ELISA, PCR	5	5
11	Ali 2020	[39]	Tanzania (2015)	1–70^±	22^*	0.71	149	5	PCR	7	PCR	2	5
12	Shah 2020	[40]	Kenya (2017)	1–17^±	6.7^£	1.19	1022	291	Microscopy	211	ELISA, PCR	150	5
13	Akelew 2022	[43]	Ethiopia (2019–2020)	20–35^#	35^*	1.30	200	22	RDT, Microscopy	11	ELISA, PCR	4	6
14	Chipwaza 2014	[25]	Tanzania (2013)	2–13^±	NS	1.04	364	83	Microscopy	29	ELISA, PCR	18	6
15	Obonyo 2018	[31]	Kenya (2011)	1–82^±	20^*	NS	1332	174	Microscopy	23	PCR	7	4
16	Tchetgna 2021	[44]	Cameroon (2020)	0–84^±	29^£	0.80	320	0	RDT, microscopy	18	PCR	23	5
17	Galani 2020	[41]	Cameroon (2019–2020)	0.58–80^±	23.2^£	1.05	174	122	RDT, microscopy	0	ELISA	12	6
18	Nkenfou 2021	[42]	Cameroon (2015)	0.5–15^±	3.2^£	0.88	349	115	Microscopy	70	RDT, ELISA	68	4
19	Proesmans 2019	[37]	DRC (2015–2016)	2–68^±	21^£	0.87	342	149	Microscopy, RDT	13	PRNT, PCR, ELISA	6	6
20	Tchuandom 2018	[33]	Cameroon (2016–2017)	0–15^±	7.1^£	1.06	961	350	RDT	98	ELISA	40	4
21	Yousseu 2018	[34]	Cameroon (2017)	0.25–81^±	26^*	0.58	114	19	RDT	8	PCR	3	5
22	Otu 2019	[36]	Nigeria (2017)	1–99^±	34^£	0.60	420	17	Microscopy	8	LFIA	7	6

*Median age, DRC Democratic Republic of Kongo, ELSIA Enzyme-linked Immunosorbent Assay, LFIA Lateral Flow Immunoassay, JBI Joanna Briggs Institute, PCR Polymerase Chain Reaction, PRNT Plaque Reduction Neutralisation Test, RDT Rapid Diagnostic Test, IQR Interquartile Range^#

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