02332nas a2200193 4500000000100000008004100001260005200042100002000094700001200114700001400126700001200140700001300152700001300165700001400178245010700192856006700299490000700366520176500373 2025 d bInternational Journal of Public Health Research1 aAbdul Halim AFN1 aHanif S1 aHussain N1 aKamar A1 aAlabed A1 aDapari R1 aHassan MR00aEnvironmental Determinants in Sustaining the Transmission of Lymphatic Filariasis: A Systematic Review uhttps://spaj.ukm.my/ijphr/index.php/ijphr/article/view/414/4000 v153 a

Abstract

Introduction:

Since mass drug administration continues in many of the endemic countries, it is vital to synthesise evidence to adapt the challenges contributed by the environments. As such, the aim of this review was to explore relationship between lymphatic filariasis prevalence and potential environmental determinants .

Methodology:

We searched the electronic databases PubMed, Web of Science, Cochrane, and Scopus between Jan 1, 2013, and Dec 31, 2022, for studies fulfilling the following criteria: it was an original article investigating the environmental determinants associated with transmission of lymphatic filariasis; and the study was published in English. The quality assessment tools for observational studies from the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute was used to assess the study quality. This systematic review was registered with the PROSPERO database (CRD42023393018).

Results:

We identified 409 potentially eligible published articles, of which 11 met our inclusion criteria. The main environmental determinants associated with lymphatic filariasis transmission were Normalised Difference Vegetation Index (NDVI), land cover, distance to waterbody, rainfall/precipitation, elevation, slope, day land surface temperature, average annual temperature, house type and distance to stable light.

Conclusion:

This review is one of the steps towards understanding the associations between environmental determinants and transmission of lymphatic filariasis. These results can be used in future evidence-based strategies to strengthen surveillance and control strategies.