A retrospective analysis of malaria deaths in the pre- and intra- COVID 19 pandemic era, Ghana, 2016–2021

Keziah L. Malm; Nana Yaw Peprah; Wahjib Mohammed; Boakye-Yiadom Adomako; Samuel Oppong; Paul Boateng; George Asumah Adu; Dora Dadzie; Grace Adza; Ivy Forson; James Frimpong

doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0286212

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A retrospective analysis of malaria deaths in the pre- and intra- COVID 19 pandemic era, Ghana, 2016–2021

Keziah L. Malm ,

Roles Conceptualization, Data curation, Formal analysis, Methodology, Supervision, Writing – original draft, Writing – review & editing

* E-mail: kezmalm@yahoo.com

Affiliation National Malaria Control Programme, Public Health Division, Ghana Health Service, Accra, Ghana

https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0190-0820

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Nana Yaw Peprah,

Roles Data curation, Formal analysis, Methodology, Writing – original draft, Writing – review & editing

Affiliation National Malaria Control Programme, Public Health Division, Ghana Health Service, Accra, Ghana
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Wahjib Mohammed,

Roles Data curation, Formal analysis

Affiliation National Malaria Control Programme, Public Health Division, Ghana Health Service, Accra, Ghana
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Boakye-Yiadom Adomako,

Roles Writing – original draft, Writing – review & editing

Affiliation National Malaria Control Programme, Public Health Division, Ghana Health Service, Accra, Ghana
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Samuel Oppong,

Roles Data curation, Formal analysis

Affiliation National Malaria Control Programme, Public Health Division, Ghana Health Service, Accra, Ghana

https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5581-4613

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Paul Boateng,

Roles Writing – original draft, Writing – review & editing

Affiliation National Malaria Control Programme, Public Health Division, Ghana Health Service, Accra, Ghana
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George Asumah Adu,

Roles Data curation, Formal analysis, Writing – original draft, Writing – review & editing

Affiliation National Malaria Control Programme, Public Health Division, Ghana Health Service, Accra, Ghana

https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8412-7954

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Dora Dadzie,

Roles Data curation, Formal analysis, Writing – original draft, Writing – review & editing

Affiliation Department of Public Health, Cape Coast Teaching Hospital, Cape Coast, Ghana
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Grace Adza,

Roles Data curation, Formal analysis

Affiliation National Malaria Control Programme, Public Health Division, Ghana Health Service, Accra, Ghana
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Ivy Forson,

Roles Writing – review & editing

Affiliation National Malaria Control Programme, Public Health Division, Ghana Health Service, Accra, Ghana
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James Frimpong

Roles Writing – review & editing

Affiliation National Malaria Control Programme, Public Health Division, Ghana Health Service, Accra, Ghana
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A retrospective analysis of malaria deaths in the pre- and intra- COVID 19 pandemic era, Ghana, 2016–2021

Keziah L. Malm,
Nana Yaw Peprah,
Wahjib Mohammed,
Boakye-Yiadom Adomako,
Samuel Oppong,
Paul Boateng,
George Asumah Adu,
Dora Dadzie,
Grace Adza,
Ivy Forson

Published: February 6, 2024
https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0286212

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