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Table 1 Malaria infection among recently febrile children, across treatment-seeking behaviour and age

From: Documenting malaria case management coverage in Zambia: a systems effectiveness approach

Did not seek treatment from an appropriate provider1

 

All children

0-11 months

12-23 months

24-35 months

36-47 months

48-59 months

N fever

443

62

95

85

113

88

% BS-, RDT-

44.1

70.3

44.3

53.4

32.2

32.2

(36.1-52.5)

(57.8-80.3)

(31.2-58.2)

(38.5-67.8)

(22.1-44.2)

(20.3-46.9)

% BS+, RDT+

29.9

17.4

39.0

27.3

31.0

31.0

(24.1-36.6)

(9.7-29.3)

(26.3-53.3)

(17.6-39.8)

(22.3-41.4)

(22.5-41.0)

% BS-, RDT+

24.8

9.4

16.8

19.3

34.7

35.7

(19.4-31.0)

(3.4-23.4)

(11.0-24.8)

(11.5-30.5)

(25.8-44.7)

(23.7-49.8)

% BS+, RDT-

1.2

2.9

0.0

0.0

2.1

1.2

(0.5-3.0)

(0.7-11.1)

  

(0.7-6.6)

(0.2-8.3)

Sought treatment from an appropriate provider 1

 

All children

0-11 months

12-23 months

24-35 months

36-47 months

48-59 months

N fever

451

74

86

110

103

78

% BS-, RDT-

49.8

68.8

59.2

45.3

41.6

34.1

(41.9-57.7)

(56.2-79.1)

(43.9-72.9)

(34.1-57.0)

(30.1-54.0)

(22.5-48.0)

% BS+, RDT+

16.2

6.1

13.1

21.9

16.4

23.4

(12.6-20.7)

(2.9-12.3)

(7.7-21.4)

(14.4-32.0)

(10.7-24.4)

(14.3-35.9)

% BS-, RDT+

33.2

23.1

27.7

32.8

41.2

41.3

(27.1-40.0)

(14.9-34.0)

(17.9-40.3)

(23.5-43.7)

(29.3-24.4)

(30.5-53.0)

% BS+, RDT-

0.7

2.1

0.0

0.0

0.8

1.2

(0.3-2.0)

(0.5-8.1)

  

(0.1-5.8)

(0.2-8.0)

  1. Source: MIS 2012 household roster and woman’s questionnaire.
  2. 1 CHW, public or private facility.