Table 1 Malaria testing and treatment practices among children admitted to six hospitals: July 2011 to December 2013
Hospital | Total admissions | Tested for malaria (% total) | Test positivity rate (%) | Proportion prescribed an anti-malarial drug (%) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Positive test result | Negative test result | ||||
Tororo | 13,538 | 12,962 (95.7) | 57.3 | 7291/7421 (98.2) | 1154/5541 (20.8) |
Jinja | 20,426 | 19,800 (96.9) | 46.6 | 9085/9229 (98.4) | 5661/10,571 (53.6) |
Kambuga | 3294 | 3248 (98.6) | 32.4 | 998/1052 (94.9) | 877/2196 (39.9) |
Mubende | 10,030 | 9751 (97.2) | 43.4 | 4077/4234 (96.3) | 2958/5517 (53.6) |
Apac | 6946 | 6755 (97.3) | 57.9 | 3832/3914 (97.9) | 814/2841 (28.7) |
Kabale | 3861 | 3766 (97.5) | 5.9 | 200/222 (90.1) | 513/3544 (14.5) |