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Table 1 Characteristics of studies included in the comparison of malaria prevalence in children versus ANC test-positivity, Tanzania, 2014–2016

From: The potential of pregnant women as a sentinel population for malaria surveillance

Data source

Observation period

Design

Level of information

Sample size

Age

Comparative ANC sample size

ANC

January 2014–May 2016

HMIS

Health facility (6187)

District (178)

Region (25)

2,190,877

Reproductive age

NA

SMPS 2015 [9]

August 2014, September 2014, May 2015, October 2015

Survey

District (166)

48,445

5–16 years

82,020

TDHS-MIS 2015/16 [10]

August 2015–February 2016

Survey

Region (25)

8847

6–59 months

297,967

MAP 2015 [12]

2015

Model

District (176)

NA

2–10 years

1,033,217

BGM

2015

Model

Health facility (5612)

NA

6–59 months

1,033,217

  1. SMPS School Malaria Parasitaemia Survey, TDHS-MIS Tanzania Demographic and Health Survey and Malaria Indicator Survey, MAP Malaria Atlas Project, BGM Bayesian geo-statistical model, NA not applicable