Table 1 Total inpatient and outpatient attendances with diagnosis of malaria and malaria blood slide results from Same District Hospital, Tanzania
YEAR | Total attendance (Outpatient and inpatient) | Total diagnosis of malaria (% of total attendances) | Total blood slide reports | Ratio of total malaria diagnosis: blood slide report | Number of blood slides reported positive for malaria | Proportion of blood slides positive for malaria (%) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2001 | 12,949 | 4,413 (34) | 5,788 | 1:1.3 | 1,215 | 20.9 |
2002 | 23,855 | 6,693 (28) | 5,314 | 1:0.8 | 784 | 14.8 |
2003 | 16,833 | 5,710 (33.9) | 6,419 | 1:1.1 | 511 | 7.9 |
2004 | 25,997 | 7,210 (27.7) | 5,119 | 1:0.7 | 538 | 10.5 |
2005 | 36,599 | 6,061 (16.6) | 5,036 | 1:0.8 | 343 | 6.8 |