Table 1 Search strategy for articles on urban malaria in sub-Saharan Africa

Data bases

PubMed, Medline EBSCO, Google Scholar, Science direct, Cochrane library

Language filter

English

Time filter

2014–2024

Spatial filter

“Africa south of the Sahara” Or “sub-Saharan Africa” OR"Angola “OR “Benin” OR “Botswana” OR “BURKINA FASO” OR “CABO VERDE” OR “Cameroon” OR “CENTRAL AFRICAN REPUBLIC” OR “Chad” OR “Congo” OR “COTE D’IVOIRE”OR “DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF THE CONGO”OR “Djibouti” OR “EQUATORIAL GUINEA”OR “Eritrea” OR “Eswatini” OR “Ethiopia” OR “Gabon” OR “Gambia” OR “Ghana” OR “Guinea” OR “Kenya” OR “Lesotho” OR “Liberia” OR “Malawi” “Mali” OR “Mauritania” OR “Mozambique” OR “Namibia” OR “Niger” Nigeria"OR “Rwanda” OR “SAO TOME AND PRINCIPE” OR “Senegal” OR “SIERRA LEONE” OR “Somalia” OR ‘SOUTH AFRICA” OR “SOUTH SUDAN” OR “Sudan” OR “Tanzania” OR “Togo” OR “Uganda” OR “Zambia” OR “Zimbabwe”

Keywords

1. “Prevalence” OR “Epidemiology” OR “Cross-Sectional Studies” OR ‘Epidemiology” OR “Incidence” OR “Cohort Studies”

2. “Malaria” OR “malaria, cerebral” OR “Plasmodium falciparum” OR “Plasmodium malariae” OR “Plasmodium ovale” OR “Plasmodium vivax” OR “Acute malaria”

3. “Urban Population” OR “Urbanization” OR “Urban Renewal” OR “Urban Health” OR “town” OR “Cities"

Inclusion criteria

The paper should be:

1. A peer‑reviewed or grey literature

2. A published from 2014 and later

3. Conducted in sub‑Saharan African countries

4. Published in the English language

5. Conducted on urban population or comparison of urban and rural

6. On prevalence or incidence and risk factors/determinants

Exclusion criteria

The paper should meet the following criteria:

1. Focus on rural residents

2. Be conducted in countries outside sub-Saharan Africa

3. Have been published online before the year 2014

4. Include reports, meeting minutes, commentaries, letters to the editor, preprints, systematic review, scoping review,

5. Fall outside the specified variables of interest