Table 3 Characteristics of malaria patients identified by passive case detection.
Suspected malaria cases | 4,862 | ||
|---|---|---|---|
n, | % | (95%CI) | |
History of fever previous 48 hours | 3,871 | 79.6 | (66.2 ; 93) |
Fever | 4,570 | 94.0 | (88.9 ; 99.1) |
Malaria infection | 893 | 18.4 | (10.4 ; 26.4) |
P. falciparum | 677 | 13.9 | (20.5; 34.3) |
P. vivax | 164 | 3.4 | (2.4 ; 4.4) |
P. malariae | 1 | 0.02 | (0 ;0.06) |
Mixed | 51 | 1.0 | (0.7; 1.6) |
Parasite density/μl (GM), without fever | |||
P. falciparum | 21 | 422.0 | (974.0–1183.0) |
P. vivax | 8 | 174.0 | (50.0–598.0) |
Parasite density/μl (GM°), fever cases | |||
P. falciparum | 696 | 1880.0 | (1563.0–2262.0) |
P. vivax | 202 | 641.0 | (477.0–863.0) |
Gametocytes carriers | 192 | 3.9 | (2.7 ; 5.2) |
Malaria cases by age group | |||
≤ 9 years | 435 | 22.6 | (13.7; 35.1) |
10–19 years | 202 | 22.2 | (14.2; 32.9) |
20–29 years | 106 | 16.6 | (9.5 ; 27.4) |
30–39 years | 74 | 14.1 | (8.6 ; 22.5) |
40–49 years | 49 | 11.2 | (7.0 ; 17.3) |
≥ 50 years | 27 | 6.3 | (3.0 ; 12.5) |