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Table 5 Parasite prevalence and access to anti-malaria treatment

From: Gains attained in malaria control coverage within settings earmarked for pre-elimination: malaria indicator and prevalence surveys 2012, Eritrea

 

Malaria parasite prevalence

Access to anti-malaria treatment Children under 5 years

General population

% (95 % CI)

Children under 5 years

% (95 % CI)

Women aged 15–49 years

 % (95 % CI)

Had fever last 2 weeks

% (95 % CI)

Sought treatment/advice

% (95 % CI)

AS-AQ same day/next day

% (95 % CI)

Residency

      

 Rural

1.3 % (1.0–1.6)

1.5 % (1.0–2.2)

1.9 % (1.4–2.5)

20 % (14–26)

56 % (52–67)

2.6 % (1.1–6.4)

 Urban

0.5 % (0.3–0.8)

0.9 % (0.4–2.3)

0.1 % (0.02–0.64)

19 % (10–31)

65 % (52–77)

0

Zoba

      

 Anseba

0

0

0.2 % (0.1–0.8)

11 % (4–24)

60 % (46–75)

0

 Debub

0.8 % (0.5–1.2)

1.5 % (0.8–3.0)

2.1 % (1.3–3.3)

21 % (13–33)

58 % (46–70)

1.7 % (0.3–8.8)

 Gash Barka

2.6 % (2.1–3.2)

2.5 % (1.5–4.1)

1.9 % (1.5–3.8)

27 % (18–38)

63 % (52–73)

3.2 % (1.0–9.8)

 Semenawi Keih Bahri

0.1 % (0.02–0.31)

0.2 % (0.03–1.38)

0.1 % (0.01–0.72)

11 % (4–25)

64 % (46–77)

0

 Total

1.1 % (1.0–1.3)

1.4 % (1.0–2.0)

1.4 % (1.0–1.9)

19 % (15–26)

61 % (54–67)

2 % (0.8–4.9)

  1. N number, % frequency