Table 1 Characteristics of the study population from November 2018 through January 2020
Age group | Characteristic | MRC | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Awach | Lalogi | Opia | Lumino | Lobule | ||
All ages | Total visits to outpatient departments | 40,445 | 38,549 | 20,671 | 26,343 | 23,731 |
Visits with malaria suspected (% total visits) | 23,739 (58.7) | 24,273 (63.0) | 17,432 (84.3) | 22,669 (86.1) | 21,819 (91.9) | |
RDT or microscopy done (% suspected) | 22,828 (96.2) | 24,246 (99.9) | 17,420 (99.9) | 22,577 (99.6) | 21,818 (100) | |
Tested using RDT (% tested) | 21,815 (95.6) | 23,458 (96.7) | 17,407 (99.9) | 21,829 (96.7) | 20,694 (94.8) | |
Positive malaria test (% tested) | 16,872 (73.9) | 16,521 (68.1) | 12,170 (69.9) | 13,510 (59.8) | 16,867 (77.3) | |
Age < 5 years | Total visits to outpatient departments | 7561 | 8140 | 3717 | 5917 | 5300 |
Visits with malaria suspected (% total visits) | 5222 (69.1) | 5778 (71.0) | 3214 (86.5) | 5503 (93.0) | 5090 (96.0) | |
RDT or microscopy done (% suspected) | 5002 (95.8) | 5772 (99.9) | 3214 (100.0) | 5476 (99.5) | 5089 (100) | |
Tested using RDT (% tested) | 4777 (95.5) | 5510 (95.5) | 3212 (99.9) | 5133 (93.7) | 4339 (85.3) | |
Positive malaria test (% tested) | 3858 (77.1) | 4428 (76.7) | 2265 (70.5) | 4058 (74.1) | 4263 (83.8) | |