title: Prevention measures and socio-economic development result in a decrease in malaria in Hainan, China.
abstract: BACKGROUND
  Historically, the incidence of malaria in the Hainan Province, China has been high. However, since 2001 the malaria incidence in Hainan has decreased due to large-scale, public educational, promotional campaigns and the adoption of preventative measures against malaria following the fast growth of socio-economic development. The present study analysed the correlation between prevention measures and social economic development on the incidence of malaria in Hainan from 2001 to 2013.
  
  
  METHODS
  The data of malaria preventative measures and socio-economic development were collected from various cities and counties in Hainan Province from 2001 to 2013 and analysed by the grey correlation analysis system.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Seasonal preventive medication and local fiscal revenue increases are significantly related to the reduction of malaria incidence from 2001 to 2013 (R1 = 0.751677; R5 = 0.764795).
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Malaria prevention and control measures and local economic development in Hainan decreased malaria incidence from 2001 to 2013.
authors.affiliation: Hainan Provincial Centre for Disease Control and Prevention, Haikou 570203, China. wangsqkevin@163.com.
authors.forename: Shan-Qing
authors.initials: SQ
authors.lastname: Wang
authors.forename: Yu-Chun
authors.initials: YC
authors.lastname: Li
authors.forename: Zhi-Ming
authors.initials: ZM
authors.lastname: Zhang
authors.forename: Guang-Ze
authors.initials: GZ
authors.lastname: Wang
authors.forename: Xi-Min
authors.initials: XM
authors.lastname: Hu
authors.forename: Whitney A
authors.initials: WA
authors.lastname: Qualls
authors.forename: Rui-De
authors.initials: RD
authors.lastname: Xue
mesh_terms: D002681:China / Q000453:epidemiology; D057217:Economic Development; D006801:Humans; D015994:Incidence; D008288:Malaria / Q000191:economics* / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000517:prevention & control*; D009032:Mosquito Control / Q000191:economics; D012959:Socioeconomic Factors