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Prevalence of malaria in Tanzania: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis

2026-01-16 infectious diseases Title + abstract only
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BackgroundUnderstanding malaria epidemiology in Tanzania is a step toward achieving malaria control and elimination targets by 2030. This meta-analysis derived robust estimates of malaria prevalence and Plasmodium species from studies in Tanzania published from 2014 - 2024. MethodsFollowing the PRISMA guidelines, we searched PubMed, Google Scholar, and Science Direct using the PICOS framework for study selection. We used the Simonian-Laird random-effects model to obtain the pooled malaria preva...

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