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Table 1 Patterns of malaria Rapid Diagnostic Test (RDT) diagnoses at 13 rural health centres in Southern Province, Zambia

From: Early detection of malaria foci for targeted interventions in endemic southern Zambia

Rural health centre

Elevation (m)

Distance from Chitongo (m)

Estimated 2010 population

% weeks missing data

% RDTs testing positive

Mean weekly incidence per 10,000

(95% CI*)

Low transmission season: weeks 23-46

First 10 weeks (47-4) of high transmission season

High transmission season: weeks 47-22

Floodplain Zone:

     

2.15

(1.63, 2.67)

3.87

(2.26, 5.47)

4.63

(3.57, 5.70)

Chitongo

1,013

0

19,136

4.65

8.04

2.15

(1.63, 2.67)

3.87

(2.26, 5.47)

4.63

(3.57, 5.70)

Transitional Zone:

     

0.96

(0.66, 1.26)

1.58

(1.11, 2.05)

2.80

(2.30, 3.30)

Mapanza

1,059

23,842

22,710

3.10

8.07

0.32

(0.20, 0.43)

1.36

(0.29, 2.44)

2.56

(1.73, 3.40)

Simaubi

1,117

26,414

9,794

33.33

9.16

0.14

(0.01, 0.27)

2.41

(1.25, 3.56)

3.57

(2.51, 4.63)

Chilalantambo

1,100

33,062

3,411

11.63

11.73

1.99

(1.23, 2.76)

1.22

(0.46, 1.99)

3.03

(1.73, 4.33)

Nalube

1,110

36,944

3,411

12.40

11.65

1.18

(0.46, 1.89)

1.57

(0.81, 2.32)

2.25

(1.46, 3.03)

Heartland Zone:

     

0.22

(0.14, 0.29)

0.70

(0.42, 0.99)

3.25

(2.53, 3.98)

Mangunza

1,087

36,869

12,729

22.48

16.11

0.35

(0.05, 0.65)

0.41

(0.17, 0.64)

2.36

(1.47, 3.26)

Moobola

1,165

34,127

18,731

23.26

2.60

0.09

(0.02, 0.15)

0.51

(0.23, 0.78)

1.02

(0.73, 1.32)

Macha

1,136

41,245

19,950

6.98

7.15

0.25

(0.12, 0.39)

0.80

(0.34, 1.27)

1.68

(1.19, 2.17)

Chilala

1,187

48,677

12,565

24.03

10.97

0.08

(-0.02, 0.18)

0.14

(-0.07, 0.35)

1.47

(0.80, 2.15)

Siabunkululu

1,190

56,024

12,064

21.71

9.84

0.25

(0.08, 0.41)

0.25

(0.00, 0.50)

2.86

(1.70, 4.02)

Habulile

1,210

56,465

9,424

6.20

15.17

0.34

(0.09, 0.59)

1.24

(0.21, 2.29)

3.88

(2.67, 5.06)

Mbabala

1,204

57,941

13,023

7.75

2.31

0.01

(-0.01, 0.03)

0.07

(-0.01, 0.15)

0.56

(0.21, 0.91)

Kamwanu

1,273

59,384

1,333

35.66

5.29

0.48

(-0.09, 1.04)

2.25

(0.26, 4.24)

13.12

(8.07, 18.17)

  1. * bootstrap confidence intervals with 10,000 replications