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ArticleMalaria journal2025

Malaria control in Northern Ghana: a scoping review.

Mukaila Mumuni Zankawah, Mohammed Abass Issakah, Eliasu Yakubu, Nana Ama Tiwaa-Boateng, Linus Baatiema, Aliu Moomin, John-Paul Safunu Banchani, Iwunze Ezinne Chimdi, Anthony Kwaku Edusei, Best Ordinioha

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Mukaila Mumuni ZankawahGhana Health Service, Tamale Metropolitan Health Directorate, Tamale, Ghana. mzankawah@yahoo.co.uk.
Mohammed Abass IssakahDepartment of Health Information Science, Western University of Ontario, London, Ontario, Canada.
Eliasu YakubuDepartment of Health Information Science, Western University of Ontario, London, Ontario, Canada.
Nana Ama Tiwaa-BoatengDepartment of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, Western University of Ontario, London, Ontario, Canada.
Linus BaatiemaGhana Health Service, Upper West Regional Health Directorate, Wa, Ghana.
Aliu MoominRowett Institute, University of Aberdeen, Aberdeen, AB25 2ZD, UK.
John-Paul Safunu BanchaniDepartment of History and Political Studies, Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology, Kumasi, Ghana.
Iwunze Ezinne ChimdiSchool of Public Health, University of Port Harcourt, Chuba, Port Harcourt, Nigeria.
Anthony Kwaku EduseiDepartment of Health Promotion, and Disability Studies, Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology, Kumasi, Ghana.
Best OrdiniohaSchool of Public Health, University of Port Harcourt, Chuba, Port Harcourt, Nigeria.

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Abstract

backgroundDespite the achievements of the Ghana Health Service and its partners in reducing malaria morbidity and mortality in Ghana, the disease still poses a significant public health problem and a huge expenditure on the National Health Insurance Scheme and the economy. This review examined the strategies employed to control malaria in northern Ghana, explored the progress made, and discussed the challenges that persist. METHODS AND

resultsA literature search was conducted across four databases-Medline, Embase, Scopus, and Cochrane Library-to identify studies conducted in Northern Ghana on malaria control interventions between 1st January 2013 and 10th June 2023. The data were handled using Covidence; of the 1782 studies identified, 38 met the eligibility criteria and were included in this review. The data were analysed with MS Excel and presented in tables. Most of the studies (44.7%) were conducted in the Upper East region and mostly included pregnant women (19%), children (14%) and malaria patients (14.3%). Most of the studies used quantitative methodology and were mostly concentrated on malaria case management (28.9%), Intermittent preventive treatment (IPTp, 23.7%), and Long-Lasting Insecticidal Nets (LLINs, 15.8%). The least common researched area was the malaria vaccine (2.6%).

conclusionsThe most common strategies used were case management, LLINs, IPTp and LLITNs. However, there was no regional or intervention balance in the number of studies conducted. Further studies are required on the combined effects of these interventions as well as larval source management and malaria vaccines.

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Communicable Disease ControlMalariaMosquito ControlGhanaHumansInsecticide-Treated BednetsInsecticide-treated netsMalariaMalaria control interventionsNorthern Ghana

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