Table 1 Reported malaria cases, diagnostic tests and treatment regimens by year at health care facilities in Mutasa District, 2003 – 2011
Year | Â | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011* |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Number of reporting health care facilities | Â | 24 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 31 |
Reported number of suspected malaria cases | Total | 31,782 | 50,630 | 62,933 | 79,994 | 74,226 | 101,531 | 73,619 | 61,607 | 50,798 |
< 5 years | 7,974 | 12,464 | 13,948 | 15,611 | 15,812 | 22,978 | 14,991 | 12,035 | 12,476 | |
≥ 5 years | 23,808 | 38,166 | 48,985 | 64,383 | 58,414 | 78,553 | 58,628 | 49,572 | 38,322 | |
Proportion of suspected malaria cases by age category | < 5 years | 25% | 25% | 22% | 20% | 21% | 23% | 20% | 20% | 25% |
≥ 5 years | 75% | 75% | 78% | 80% | 79% | 77% | 80% | 80% | 75% | |
Reported number of diagnostic tests performed | Microscopy | 324 | 187 | 796 | 850 | 22 | 9 | 46 | 0 | 0 |
RDT | 0 | 0 | 704 | 702 | 11996 | 65868 | 62912 | 50717 | 39207 | |
Proportion of suspected malaria cases tested by RTD | Â | 0% | 0% | 1% | 1% | 16% | 65% | 85% | 82% | 77% |
Reported number of RDT positive malaria cases | Total | 0 | 0 | 328 | 322 | 6561 | 50462 | 44326 | 32641 | 28098 |
< 5 years | 0 | 0 | 124 | 50 | 1098 | 13788 | 8565 | 5471 | 5631 | |
≥ 5 years | 0 | 0 | 204 | 272 | 5463 | 36674 | 35761 | 27170 | 22467 | |
Proportion of suspected malaria cases confirmed by RDT | Total | 0% | 0% | 47% | 46% | 55% | 77% | 70% | 64% | 72% |
< 5 years | 0% | 0% | 41% | 58% | 53% | 78% | 73% | 58% | 57% | |
≥ 5 years | 0% | 0% | 51% | 44% | 55% | 76% | 70% | 66% | 77% | |
Reported number of treated cases by drug regimen | Total | 31,782 | 51,630 | 62,933 | 79,994 | 74,226 | 101,531 | 73,619 | 61,607 | 50,798 |
CQ | 20,151 | 15,838 | 18,886 | 20,129 | 19,320 | 13,924 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
CQ + S/P | 11,631 | 35,792 | 44,047 | 59,865 | 41,764 | 2,955 | 344 | 0 | 0 | |
ACT | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13,142 | 84,652 | 73,275 | 61,607 | 50,798 | |
Reported number of non-malaria cases | Total | 114,148 | 143,130 | 171,116 | 163,153 | 171,630 | 162,524 | 177,578 | 184,396 | 96,826 |
< 5 years | 24,962 | 30,791 | 36,919 | 29,773 | 28,170 | 46,325 | 58,464 | 65,515 | 34,501 | |
≥ 5 years | 89,186 | 112,339 | 134,197 | 133,380 | 143,460 | 116,199 | 119,114 | 118,881 | 62,325 | |
Proportion of suspected malaria cases of all clinic cases | < 5 years | 24 % | 29% | 27% | 34% | 36% | 33% | 20% | 16% | 27% |
|  | ≥ 5 years | 21% | 25% | 27% | 33% | 29% | 40% | 33% | 29% | 38% |