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Table 1 Prevalence of fever in last two weeks, on the day of survey and treatment seeking (N = 26,471) and malaria infection tested using rapid diagnostic tests (N = 21,988) by gender, age, residence, used of insecticide treated nets (ITN) and wealth quintile.

From: Self-reported fever, treatment actions and malaria infection prevalence in the northern states of Sudan

 

Number of persons interviewed

Fever

Malaria infection

  

Fever last 2 weeks % (95% CI) (n/N = 5,299/26471)

Fever on survey day % (95% CI) (n/N = 2,370/2,6471)

Fevers for which treatment was sought (n/N = 2,035/5,299)

Positive % (95% CI) (n/N = 489/21,988) *2

Gender

     

Male

11,720

16.8 (15.6-17.9)

7.3 (6.4-8.1)

42.6 (39.2-46.0)

2.1 (1.6-2.7)

Female

14,751

20.9 (19.6-22.2)

9.1 (8.3-10.0)

36.7 (34.2-39.2)

1.5 (1.1-2.0

* 1 Age

     

<1

1,148

20.7 (18.3-23.3)

11.0 (8.9-13.2)

45.2 (37.7-52.6)

2.1 (1.1-3.2)

1-4

3,982

23.3 (21.3-25.3)

7.8 (6.6-9.0)

44.2 (40.1-48.2)

2.0 (1.2-2.9)

5-9

4,145

15.9 (14.3-17.5)

7.1 (6.0-8.2)

40.2 (35.0-45.3)

3.0 (2.0-4.0)

10-19

5,432

14.5 (13.1-15.8)

5.9 (5.0-6.9)

37.0 (32.6-41.4)

2.1 (1.4-2.8)

>19

11,764

20.6 (19.4-21.8)

9.7 (8.9-10.6)

37.0 (34.4-39.6)

1.1(0.8-1.4)

Residence

     

Urban

9459

16.1 (14.3-17.9)

6.9 (5.6-8.2)

46.1 (42.6-49.6)

0.8 (0.5-1.1)

Rural

17,012

21.2 (19.5-22.9)

9.4 (8.3-10.5)

35.0 (31.7-38.2)

2.4 (1.7-3.2)

Use of ITN

     

No

23,377

18.6 (17.5-19.8)

7.9 (7.2-8.7)

38.9 (36.3-41.6)

2.4 (1.2-3.6)

Yes

3,094

22.2 (20.0-24.5)

11.1 (9.2-13.1)

39.5 (34.7-44.4)

1.6 (1.2-2.1)

Wealth quintile

     

Least Poor

5,649

13.6 (12.0-15.3)

4.3 (3.3-5.2)

53.0 (48.6-57.4)

0.4 (0.2-0.7)

Second

5,776

14.9 (13.3-16.4)

5.9 (4.8-7.1)

44.2 (39.5-48.9)

1.1 (0.7-1.6)

Third

5,183

21.4 (19.2-23.7)

9.9 (8.3-11.6)

40.6 (36.4-44.8)

1.9 (1.1-2.6)

Fourth

5,006

22.3 (20.0-24.8)

10.9 (9.2-12.7)

34.5 (30.4-38.5)

3.3 (1.7-4.9)

Most Poor

4,857

26.4 (23.3-29.5)

12.8 (10.8-14.7)

27.2 (22.8-31.6)

2.7 (1.5-4.0)

Total

26,471

19.1 (17.9-20.2)

8.3 (7.6-9.1)

39.1 (36.6-41.5)

1.8 (1.3-2.2)

  1. Proportions are weighted and cluster adjusted.
  2. *167 individuals did not have age data
  3. *2 Of the 4,483 individuals who did not provide finger-prick sample for malaria testing, 51% were urban, 52% were male, with refusal highest in Khartoum state at 25%.