Malaria Infection Prevalence in Cameroon Across Hospital and Community Settings

Prevalence data for mono-<i>Plasmodium vivax</i>, mono-<i>Plasmodium falciparum</i>, and mixed malaria infections. The dataset is stratified by collection setting (hospital vs. community) and geographic location across three sites in Cameroon: Bamenda, Bertoua, and Buea. It was authored by Cheikh Cambel Dieng and last updated on 2026-06-04.

Use Cases

• Compare malaria infection types (mono-Pv, mono-Pf, mixed) based on the described prevalence data.
• Analyze differences in malaria burden between hospital and community settings based on the stratification mentioned.
• Assess geographic variation in malaria infections across the three Cameroonian sites described.
• Calculate case totals and percentage distributions for different infection categories based on the provided metrics.

Strengths

• Data is stratified by both collection setting (hospital/community) and geographic location.
• Provides percentage distributions and total case counts for each site and infection type.

Limitations

• The dataset is very small at 5.5 KB, indicating limited scope.
• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.

Provenance

Source

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Freshness

Last updated 2026-06-04 17:25:14; freshness should be verified.

Geography

Cameroon (Bamenda, Bertoua, Buea)