In Malaria World this week there is another paper highlighting the effect of socio-economic inequalities in malaria prevalence, ‘Socio-economic inequalities in malaria prevalence among under-five children in Ghana between 2016 and 2019: a decomposition analysis’ by Edusei et al. In their analysis of results from 2019 Ghana Malaria Indicator Surveys (GMIS) of under-five children the concentration index (Concentration Index = − 0.224; Standard Error = 0.059; p-value = 0.000) was statistically significant and negative, indicating higher malaria prevalence among children from lower socio-economic backgrounds.
The study found socioeconomic status related inequalities in malaria prevalence to the disadvantage of poorer under-five children, highlighting the significant role played by socioeconomic status, maternal education, regional disparities, and rural residency.
Other articles on interest in Malaria World this week include a discussion of Bill Gates announcement that he plans to wind up the Gates Foundation and a discussion of the 1922 Zionist launch of sustainable malaria control and an examination of the education which enabled that control.