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Table 1 List of malaria indicators assessed in the Kenya District Health Information Software 2

From: Completeness of malaria indicator data reporting via the District Health Information Software 2 in Kenya, 2011–2015

Data indicators

Number of malaria cases

 Number of clinical malaria cases in children <5 years

 Number of clinical malaria cases in persons ≥5 years

 Number of confirmed malaria cases in children <5 years

 Number of confirmed malaria cases in persons ≥5 years

Artemether–lumefantrine treatments

 Number of patients treated with AL weight band 5–14 kg

 Number of patients treated with AL weight band 15–24 kg

 Number of patients treated with AL weight band 25–34 kg

 Number of patients treated with AL weight band ≥35 kg

Antenatal care and IPTpa

 Number of new ANC clients

 Number of ANC clients who received first dose of IPTp

 Number of ANC clients who received second dose of IPTp

Long-lasting insecticidal bed netsb

 Number of LLINs distributed at ANC clinics

 Number of LLINs distributed at child health clinics

Diagnostic test indicators

 Number of malaria blood slides examined in children <5 years

 Number of malaria blood slides examined in persons ≥5 years

 Number of positive malaria blood slides in children <5 years

 Number of positive malaria blood slides in persons ≥5 years

 Number of malaria RDTs examinedc

 Number of positive malaria RDTsc

  1. ANC antenatal care, IPTp intermittent preventive treatment in pregnancy with sulfadoxine–pyrimethamine, RDT rapid diagnostic test
  2. aLimited to 14 counties where malaria transmission is moderate-to-high
  3. bLimited to 36 counties where nets are routinely distributed
  4. cRDT indicators were not reported by age category