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Modelling an Optimal Climate-Driven Malaria Transmission Control Strategy to Optimise the Management of Malaria in Mberengwa District, Zimbabwe: A Multi-Method Study Protocol

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  • Tafadzwa Chivasa

    (Department of Environmental Health, Faculty of Environmental Science, National University of Science and Technology, Bulawayo 00263, Zimbabwe
    Department of Environmental Health Services, Mberengwa District Hospital, Ministry of Health and Child Care, Mberengwa 00263, Zimbabwe)

  • Mlamuli Dhlamini

    (Department of Applied Mathematics, Faculty of Applied Science, National University of Science and Technology, Bulawayo 00263, Zimbabwe)

  • Auther Maviza

    (Department of Environmental Science, Faculty of Environmental Science, National University of Science and Technology, Bulawayo 00263, Zimbabwe
    Global Change Institute, Faculty of Science, University of Witwatersrand, Johannesburg 2050, South Africa)

  • Wilfred Njabulo Nunu

    (Department of Environmental Health, Faculty of Environmental Science, National University of Science and Technology, Bulawayo 00263, Zimbabwe
    Department of Environmental Health, School of Public Health, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Botswana, Gaborone 00267, Botswana
    Department of Public Health, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of the Free State, Bloemfontein 0027, South Africa)

  • Joyce Tsoka-Gwegweni

    (Department of Public Health, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of the Free State, Bloemfontein 0027, South Africa)

Abstract

Malaria is a persistent public health problem, particularly in sub-Saharan Africa where its transmission is intricately linked to climatic factors. Climate change threatens malaria elimination efforts in limited resource settings, such as in the Mberengwa district. However, the role of climate change in malaria transmission and management has not been adequately quantified to inform interventions. This protocol employs a multi-method quantitative study design in four steps, starting with a scoping review of the literature, followed by a multi-method quantitative approach using geospatial analysis, a quantitative survey, and the development of a predictive Susceptible-Exposed-Infected-Recovered-Susceptible-Geographic Information System model to explore the link between climate change and malaria transmission in the Mberengwa district. Geospatial overlay, Getis–Ord Gi* spatial autocorrelation, and spatial linear regression will be applied to climate (temperature, rainfall, and humidity), environmental (Land Use–Land Cover, elevations, proximity to water bodies, and Normalised Difference Vegetation Index), and socio-economic (Poverty Levels and Population Density) data to provide a comprehensive understanding of the spatial distribution of malaria in Mberengwa District. The predictive model will utilise historical data from two decades (2003–2023) to simulate near- and mid-century malaria transmission patterns. The findings of this study will be used to inform policies and optimise the management of malaria in the context of climate change.

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  • Tafadzwa Chivasa & Mlamuli Dhlamini & Auther Maviza & Wilfred Njabulo Nunu & Joyce Tsoka-Gwegweni, 2025. "Modelling an Optimal Climate-Driven Malaria Transmission Control Strategy to Optimise the Management of Malaria in Mberengwa District, Zimbabwe: A Multi-Method Study Protocol," IJERPH, MDPI, vol. 22(4), pages 1-19, April.
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