AUTHOR=Sere Ibrahima Stephane , Bado Aristide Romaric 

TITLE=Individual and Contextual Factors Associated With Malaria Among Children 6–59 Months in Burkina Faso

JOURNAL=International Journal of Public Health

VOLUME=Volume 68 - 2023

YEAR=2023

URL=https://www.ssph-journal.org/journals/international-journal-of-public-health/articles/10.3389/ijph.2023.1605347

DOI=10.3389/ijph.2023.1605347

ISSN=1661-8564

ABSTRACT=Malaria is the leading cause of mortality among children under five years of age in Burkina Faso. This study aims to identify individual and contextual factors associated with malaria in children aged 6-59 months.
Data for our study were extracted from the Burkina Faso Malaria Indicator Survey (MIS), 2017-2018. We performed a multilevel logistic regression model to highlight individual and contextual factors of malaria.
Our analysis included 5822 children aged 6 to 59 months. The risk of exposure to malaria increased with age, with a five-fold increase in risk of exposure for children aged 3 to 4 years compared to those aged 6 months to 1 year . Children of mothers with at least secondary education had a 41% lower risk of exposure. Those from wealthy households had a 43% lower risk. Early access to appropriate care reduces the risk by 50%.
The study identified individual and contextual determinants of malaria in children aged 6-59 months in Burkina Faso. Taking them  for the design and implementation of policies will be of undeniable help in the fight against malaria.