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Table 1 Characteristics of outpatient visits at surveillance sites in 2009-10

From: Health facility-based malaria surveillance: The effects of age, area of residence and diagnostics on test positivity rates

Characteristics

Surveillance Site

Walukuba

Aduku

Visits with complete data* (% of total visits)

71,703 (98%)

38,912 (96%)

Number with suspected malaria (% with complete data)

37,806 (53%)

21,570 (55%)

Number with blood smear (% of suspected)

36,079 (95%)

20,488 (95%)

Under 5 (% of blood smears)

10,636 (29%)

9,052 (44%)

5 to 15 (% of blood smears)

8,755 (24%)

2,644 (13%)

Over 15 (% of blood smears)

16,688 (46%)

8,752 (43%)

Number with positive blood smear (TPR)

14,391 (40%)

10,806 (53%)

  1. * Includes age and area of residence (parish).