Impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on malaria cases in health facilities in northern Ghana: a retrospective analysis of routine surveillance data

Table 1 Description of the dataset on outpatients and malaria patients recorded in northern Ghana health facilities during the years 2015–2020

	Total number	Percentage (%)
Outpatient department visits
All OPD	5,804,910	100
Malaria confirmed	2,278,296	39
Malaria confirmed among children < 5 years	454,779	20
Malaria confirmed among pregnant women	46,693	2
Hospital–admitted patients
Malaria confirmed	295,465	100
Malaria confirmed among children < 5 years	165,313	56
Mean mid–year population
Total population	1,842,701	100
Children < 5 years	257,978	14
Women aged 15 to 45	423,821	23

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