Table 4 Weighted susceptibility indices
From: Susceptibility to malaria during the prevention of re-establishment phase in Sri Lanka
Susceptibility indicators | % (95% CI) (N = 13,365) |
|---|---|
Biological Susceptibility Indicators | |
Age under 5 and over 65 | 16.35 (15.63–17.09) |
Male gender | 49.67 (48.69–50.65) |
Women of childbearing Age | 26.50 (25.64–27.38) |
Pregnant mothers | 36.0* (35.06–36.95) |
Parasitaemia status | |
Microscopy done (n = 12,420) | 93.2 (92.69–93.69) |
Microscopy positive cases among tested | 0 (0.0) |
RDT** done (n = 6069) | 53.83 (52.85–54.81) |
RDT** positive among tested | 0 (0.0) |
Prevalence of fever 2 weeks prior to the survey (n = 177) | 1.37 (1.15–1.62) |
Microscopy positive cases among fever patients | 0 (0.0) |
Past history of malaria within 3 years | 0 (0.0) |
Generic Susceptibility Indicators | |
Been abroad within last 3 years (n = 386) | 3.01 (2.68–3.36) |
Upper wealth Quintiles (5) | 20.32 (19.54–21.12) |