Table 1 Showing use patterns of Malaria Rapid Diagnostic tests made at 12 Rural Health Centres in the South Province of Zambia.
| Â | Weekly Mean | Â | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Health Centre | Elevation (m) | No. Weeks | No. Weeks with RDT Stock Outs | Total +ve (95% CI) | Total Tests (95% CI) | Proportion (%) Tests Positive (no. +ve/no. tests) | Total Population (Census Data 2003) |
Chitongo | 1013 | 48 | 3 | 10.39 (7.70-13.08) | 123.07 (107.0-139.14) | 9.03 | 14,666 |
Mapanza | 1059 | 47 | 1 | 7.92 (6.36-9.48) | 62.15 (51.55-72.75) | 10.53 | 17,405 |
Chilalantambo | 1100 | 48 | 12 | 0.90 (0.49-1.32) | 3.56 (2.49-4.63) | 33.59 | 2,614 |
Moobola | 1165 | 44 | 8 | 1.68 (0.97-2.39) | 55.91 (46.33-65.49) | 3.78 | 14,356 |
Simaubi | 1117 | 44 | 8 | 2.36 (1.20-3.52) | 26.62 (21.84-31.40) | 11.49 | 7,506 |
Mangunza | 1087 | 36 | 0 | 1.31 (0.50-2.12) | 10.6 (8.20-13.01) | 12.67 | 9,756 |
Chilala | 1187 | 47 | 2 | 1.60 (0.87-2.33) | 10.77 (8.69-12.85) | 15.82 | 9,630 |
Habulile | 1210 | 48 | 0 | 3.58 (2.14-5.02) | 23.40 (11.30-35.49) | 15.64 | 7,223 |
Macha | 1083 | 48 | 0 | 2.42 (1.48-3.35) | 35.71 (28.87-42.54) | 6.77 | 15,290 |
Mbabala | 1204 | 37 | 0 | 0.27 (0.01-0.52) | 26.83 (22.04-31.36) | 1.04 | 9,981 |
Nalube | 1110 | 47 | 3 | 0.64 (0.30-0.97) | 7.45 (6.14-8.75) | 9.15 | 2,614 |
Siabunkulu | 1190 | 38 | 0 | 2.89 (1.29-4.48) | 21.74 (14.23-29.24) | 13.33 | 9,246 |