Nationwide evaluation of malaria infections, morbidity, mortality, and coverage of malaria control interventions in Madagascar

Table 1 Weighted proportions of individuals with a positive rapid diagnostic test by sociodemographic characteristics

Variable	Category	N	n RDT positive	% [95% CI]
Age group	0-1 year	939	26	2.8 [1.0-4.6]
	2-4 years	1,480	41	2.8 [1.4-4.2]
	5-9 years	2,395	116	4.8 [2.5-7.2]
	10-15 years	2,233	105	4.7 [2.4-6.9]
	15-19 years	1,484	56	3.8 [2.0-5.5]
	20-39 years	4,016	94	2.4 [1.5-3.2]
	≥40 years	2,929	41	1.4 [0.7-2.0]
Sex	Male	7,644	275	3.6 [2.3-4.9]
Sex	Female	7,832	204	2.6 [1.5-3.7]
SES quintiles	1st (poorest)	2,570	151	5.9 [3.2-8.6]
	2nd	2,658	114	4.3 [2.1-6.4]
	3rd	3,343	73	2.2 [1.1-3.3]
	4th	3,332	88	2.6 [1.5-3.7]
	5th (wealthiest)	3,574	54	1.5 [0.7-2.3]
Level of education (≥15 years old)	Unknown	22	0	0.0 [0.0-0.0]
	None	1,033	31	3.0 [1.5-4.4]
	Primary	3,395	85	2.5 [1.5-3.5]
	Lower secondary	2,492	51	2.0 [1.2-2.9]
	Upper secondary	1,093	21	1.9 [0.4-3.5]
	Tertiary	394	4	0.9 [0.0-2.2]
Transmission pattern	East	4,345	212	4.9 [2.0-7.8]
	West	3,255	151	4.6 [2.3-6.9]
	South	834	26	3.1 [0.0-7.1]
	Fringe	2,026	16	0.8 [0.0-1.7]
	Highlands	5,016	75	1.5 [0.4-2.6]
Population density	Low	9,147	340	3.7 [2.0-5.4]
	Intermediate	4,122	84	2.0 [0.9-3.2]
	High	2,207	55	2.5 [0.0-5.7]

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