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Table 5 Demographic characteristics of malaria cases reported in HMIS by health facilities

From: A cost analysis of the diagnosis and treatment of malaria at public health facilities and communities in three districts in Rwanda

 

Health centre [N = 96,145 (98.6)]

District hospital

[N = 1,334 (1.4)]

Total

(N = 97,479)

Pearson X2 p-value

n (%)

Age (years)

    

 < 5

9,150 (96.0)

385 (4.0)

9,535 (100.0)

 < 0.001

 5–19

39,565 (99.2)

309 (0.8)

39,874 (100.0)

 > 20

47,430 (98.7)

640 (1.3)

48,070 (100.0)

Sex

 Male

39,758 (98.6)

583 (1.4)

40,341 (100.0)

0.15

 Female

47,238 (98.4)

751 (1.6)

47,989 (100.0)

 Missing1

9,149 (100.0)

0 (0.0)

9,149 (100.0)

Pregnancy status (female patients)

 Pregnant

1,920 (91.6)

177 (8.4)

2097 (100.0)

 < 0.001

 Non-Pregnant

45,318 (98.7)

574 (1.3)

45,892 (100.0)

Malaria severity

 SMa

94,872 (99.6)

377 (0.4)

95,249 (100.0)

 < 0.001

 SMDb

1,273 (72.7)

477 (27.3)

1,750 (100.0)

 SVMc,2

0 (0.0)

480 (100.0)

480 (100.0)

District

 Burera

4,455 (98.9)

48 (1.1)

4,503 (100.0)

 < 0.001

 Kirehe

16,467 (99.0)

160 (1.0)

16,627 (100.0)

 Southern Kayonza

75,223 (98.5)

1,126 (1.5)

76,349 (100.0)

  1. a SM: Simple Malaria; bSMD: Simple Malaria with Minor Digestive Symptoms; cSVM: Severe Malaria
  2. 1Missing: HMIS did not report the sex of patients less than 5 years who were treated in health centres
  3. 2SVM cases recorded as being referred to district hospitals from health centres were excluded from the HC section to avoid double-counting