Table 3.

Inclusion and exclusion criteria for the scoping review

Inclusion criteria	Exclusion criteria	Keywords
Peer-reviewed articles published in reputable journals from January 2015 to August 2023. These will include original research (qualitative/ quantitative) and review articles. Books, book reviews and book chapters published by reputable publishers that address the subject matter. Conference proceedings, dissertations/theses and abstracts published in reputable peer-reviewed journals. Grey literature published in reputable sources. Official reports, for example, those published by the WHO. Studies published only in the English language and addressed the context of sub-Saharan Africa (SSA). Indexed in Web of Science, Cochrane Library, PUBMED, Dimensions, ProQuest (theses and dissertations, international conferences), Scopus and African Journals Online.	Opinion papers and commentaries. Research protocols. Website articles that are not peer-reviewed. Newspaper articles. Social media content.	Malaria in SSA. Malaria incidence and prevalence in SSA. Malaria mortality and morbidity in SSA. Interventions to eliminate malaria in SSA. Impact of COVID-19 on malaria elimination initiatives.