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Table 1 Malaria-associated demographics of study participants for each site, by intervention period

From: Rapid shifts in the age-specific burden of malaria following successful control interventions in four regions of Uganda

Site

Intervention period

Total observationsa

Suspected malaria (%)

Tested for malaria (%)b

Microscopy (%)

Positive test result (%)b

Walukuba

Jan 2009–Oct 2013

183,327

95,080 (51.9%)

92,784 (97.6%)

92,738 (99.9%)

30,785 (33.2%)

Nov 2013–May 2017

111,506

27,483 (24.7%)

26,051 (94.8%)

24,360 (93.5%)

9239 (35.5%)

Jun 2017–Jul 2018

29,023

7733 (26.6%)

7024 (90.8%)

5227 (74.4%)

2037 (29.0%)

Kasambya

Jan 2009–Nov 2013

85,200

65,768 (77.2%)

63,479 (96.5%)

60,070 (94.6%)

24,538 (38.7%)

Dec 2013–Nov 2017

60,488

41,823 (69.1%)

38,328 (91.6%)

30,199 (78.8%)

15,996 (41.7%)

Dec 2017–Jul 2018

8123

5272 (64.9%)

5083 (96.4%)

1156 (22.7%)

1529 (30.1%)

Aduku

Jan 2009–Aug 2010

34,596

19,024 (55.0%)

17,877 (94.0%)

17,877 (100%)

9921 (55.5%)

Sep 2010–Apr 2014

71,329

40,428 (56.7%)

40,277 (99.6%)

39,056 (97.0%)

9825 (24.4%)

May 2014–May 2017

66,092

34,467 (52.2%)

29,410 (85.3%)

17,466 (59.4%)

15,311 (52.1%)

Jun 2017–Jul 2018

25,389

9013 (35.5%)

8158 (90.5%)

2280 (28.0%)

2189 (26.8%)

Nagongera

Jan 2009–Nov 2013

124,711

82,762 (66.4%)

76,915 (92.9%)

74,959 (97.5%)

27,007 (35.1%)

Dec 2013–Jan 2015

24,530

15,893 (64.8%)

15,723 (98.9%)

14,874 (94.6%)

3977 (25.3%)

Feb 2015–Jul 2018

72,236

27,297 (37.8%)

27,064 (99.2%)

16,213 (59.9%)

4309 (15.9%)

  1. aPatients seen at the health facility excluding those with a missing record of age
  2. bTesting for malaria includes both microscopy and RDT