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The study comprised of 200 cases and 200 controls. Mixed\u2010method approach was used. Quantitative data were analyzed with Statistics Training Analysis Translation Assistance (STATA) version 17 to determine associations. Associations between variables were assessed using odds ratios (ORs) to measure the strength of associations. Logistic regression analysis was employed to calculate adjusted OR. Qualitative data were analyzed through thematic analysis. The study revealed that 14.8% of participants lacked knowledge about how typhoid fever spreads, although 85% were aware of preventive measures. Nearly a third of participants (31.5%;\n                    <jats:italic>n<\/jats:italic>\n                    \u00a0=\u00a0126), comprising both cases and controls, identified contaminated food and water as the primary sources of transmission. Young adults aged 21\u201334 years were particularly at risk (OR: 2.8; 95% confidence interval [CI]: 1.0\u20137.9,\n                    <jats:italic>p<\/jats:italic>\n                    \u00a0=\u00a00.042) of typhoid fever. Eating at restaurants (OR: 3.43; 95% CI: 1.1\u201310.6,\n                    <jats:italic>p<\/jats:italic>\n                    \u00a0=\u00a00.032), ready\u2010to\u2010eat meals sold along the roads (OR: 3.04; 95% CI: 1.3\u20137.18,\n                    <jats:italic>p<\/jats:italic>\n                    \u00a0=\u00a00.011), storing water in plastic buckets (OR: 7.98; 95% CI: 3.6\u201317.6,\n                    <jats:italic>p<\/jats:italic>\n                    \u00a0=\u00a00.001), and collecting water less than 30\u00a0m from latrines (OR: 7.01; 95% CI: 3.8\u201312.8,\n                    <jats:italic>p<\/jats:italic>\n                    \u00a0=\u00a00.001) were statistically significantly associated with typhoid fever. Health education, community involvement, and fostering community action were considerably identified as pivotal community empowerment strategies in preventing and controlling typhoid fever. The findings reveal varying gaps in community knowledge about typhoid fever with likely significant opportunities for health education, community involvement, and proactive action, particularly among young adults (youths) aged 21\u201334 years. Improved water storage and treatment and improved sanitation and food hygiene practices, as well as community knowledge and empowerment strategies, appear to be critical to reducing transmission of typhoid fever in this study area.\n                  <\/jats:p>","DOI":"10.1002\/puh2.70136","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2025,10,11]],"date-time":"2025-10-11T17:03:45Z","timestamp":1760202225000},"update-policy":"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1002\/crossmark_policy","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":0,"title":["Un\u2010Matched 1:1 Retrospective Case\u2013Control Study of the Transmission of Typhoid Fever in Neno District, Malawi"],"prefix":"10.1002","volume":"4","author":[{"given":"Priscilla","family":"Talabuku","sequence":"first","affiliation":[{"name":"Public Health Department University of Livingstonia  Livingstonia Malawi"}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"given":"Atusaye","family":"Mwalwanda","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Community Development Luke International  Mzuzu Malawi"}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"given":"Elton","family":"Chavura","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Faculty of Medicine Health and Life Science, Swansea University  Swansea Wales UK"}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"given":"Tawonga","family":"Mwase\u2010Vuma","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Center For Social Research University of Malawi  Zomba Malawi"}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0002-4705-9064","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Balwani Chingatichifwe","family":"Mbakaya","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Public Health Department University of Livingstonia  Livingstonia Malawi"},{"name":"School of Medicine University College Dublin  Dublin Ireland"}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]}],"member":"311","published-online":{"date-parts":[[2025,10,11]]},"reference":[{"key":"e_1_2_14_2_1","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.1086\/649541"},{"issue":"6","key":"e_1_2_14_3_1","first-page":"49","article-title":"Typhoid Vaccines: WHO Position Paper","volume":"83","author":"WHO","year":"2008","journal-title":"Weekly Epidemiological Record = Relev\u00e9 \u00e9pid\u00e9miologique Hebdomadaire"},{"key":"e_1_2_14_4_1","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.1371\/journal.pone.0193348"},{"key":"e_1_2_14_5_1","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.1056\/NEJMra020201"},{"key":"e_1_2_14_6_1","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.18231\/j.ijmpo.2021.009"},{"key":"e_1_2_14_7_1","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.1371\/journal.pone.0277419"},{"volume-title":"Health Management Information System\u2010Typhoid Fever Data","year":"2023","author":"Neno\u2010DHO","key":"e_1_2_14_8_1"},{"key":"e_1_2_14_9_1","unstructured":"T.Laston An investigation of Factors Associated with Recurring Typhoid Fever Epidemics in Neno (2022) https:\/\/chikho.kuhes.ac.mw\/items\/d5240cc6-c34a-4c0f-be87-babc8bac1ce1."},{"key":"e_1_2_14_10_1","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.2139\/ssrn.2461482"},{"volume-title":"Empowerment Theory","year":"2022","author":"Rachmad Y. 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