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## Abstract ## Background To achieve malaria elimination, it is important to determine the role of human mobility in parasite transmission maintenance. The Alto Juruá basin (Brazil) exhibits one of the largest vivax and falciparum malaria prevalence in the Amazon. The goal of this study was to estimate the contribution of human commutes to malaria persistence in this region, using data from an origin-destination survey. ## Methods Data from an origin-destination survey were used to describe the intensity and motivation for commutations between rural and urban areas in two Alto Juruá basin (Brazil) municipalities, Mâncio Lima and Rodrigues Alves. The relative time-person spent in each locality per household was estimated. A logistic model was developed to estimate the effect of commuting on the probability of contracting malaria for a certain residence zone inhabitant commuting to another zone. ## Results The main results suggest that the assessed population is not very mobile. A total of $$96\%$$ 96 % households reported spending over $$90\%$$ 90 % of their annual person-hour in areas within the same residence zone. Study and work were the most prevalent commuting motivations, calc

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Author

Gomes, Marcelo F. C.; Codeço, Cláudia T; Bastos, Leonardo S.; Lana, Raquel M.

Publisher

BioMed Central; Springer (Biomed Central Ltd.); London: BioMed Central, 2002-; Springer Science and Business Media LLC; Research Square (ISSN 1475-2875)

Published

2020

Language

EN

Field

Medicine (Health Sciences)