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Table 1 Malaria screening in Dolisie

From: Prevalence of malaria among febrile patients and assessment of efficacy of artemether-lumefantrine and artesunate-amodiaquine for uncomplicated malaria in Dolisie, Republic of the Congo

Age group

CSI Dimébéko n (%) [95% CI]

CSI Moupépé n (%) [95% CI]

Total n (%) [95% CI]

Total screened

RDT positive

TF positive

Total screened

RDT positive

TF positive

Total screened

RDT positive

TF Positive

All patients

491

129 (26.3) [22.4–30.4]

103 (21.0) [17.5–24.8]

503

194 (38.6) [34.3–43.0]

163 (32.4) [28.3–36.7]

994

323 (32.5) [29.6–35.5]

266 (26.8) [24.0–29.6]

 < 5 yr

191

27 (14.1) [9.5–19.9]

20 (10.5) [6.5–15.7]

188

38 (20.2) [14.7–26.7]

28 (14.9) [10.1–20.8]

379

65 (17.2) [13.5–21.3]

48 (12.7) [9.5–16.4]

5– < 10 yr

118

44 (37.3) [28.6–46.7]

37 (31.4) [23.1–40.5]

133

72 (54.1) [45.3–62.8]

61 (45.9) [37.2–54.7]

251

116 (46.2) [39.9–52.6]

98 (39.0) [33.0–45.4]

10–14 yr

50

25 (50.0) [35.5–64.5]

19 (38.0) [24.7–52.8]

60

43 (71.7) [58.6–82.5]

40 (66.7) [53.3–78.3]

110

68 (61.8) [52.1–70.9]

59 (53.6) [43.9–63.2]

 ≥ 15 yr

132

33 (25.0) [17.9–33.3]

27 (20.5) [13.9–28.3]

122

41 (33.6) [25.3–42.7]

34 (27.9) [20.1–36.7]

254

74 (29.1) [23.6–35.1]

61 (24.0) [18.9–29.8]

  1. n number of patients, 95% CI 95% confidence interval, RDT rapid diagnostic test, TF thick film (microscopy-positive). The proportions of positive RDT and TF in the two health centres were statistically different (P < 0.05)