Table 1.
The coverage and completeness of malaria Test Positivity Rates (TPR) across wards in mainland Tanzania from 2017 to 2019.
| # of Health Facilities Performing mRDT Testing | # of Wards | % of Wards | Population Residing (%) | Facility Reporting Rates (%) | mRDT Confirmed Malaria Cases | Total Tested with mRDT | Average TPR (%) (Min–Max) | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Urban | Mixed | Rural | |||||||
| 0 | 208 | 35.1 | 12.0 | 52.9 | 2,094,992 (4%) | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | 924 | 12.2 | 7.7 | 80.1 | 10,887,759 (20%) | 86.1 | 2,906,562 | 9,019,681 | 32.2 (0.0–82.5) |
| 2 | 974 | 7.5 | 7.8 | 84.7 | 13,249,794 (25%) | 84.9 | 4,997,646 | 14,366,228 | 34.8 (0.0–79.9) |
| 3 | 594 | 11.8 | 14.0 | 74.2 | 9,534,633 (18%) | 83.2 | 3,379,948 | 10,604,367 | 31.9 (0.3–81.3) |
| 4 | 287 | 15.7 | 17.8 | 66.6 | 5,987,459 (11%) | 80.1 | 2,057,873 | 7,126,957 | 28.9 (0.6–71.1) |
| 5 | 155 | 28.4 | 21.9 | 49.7 | 3,730,785 (7%) | 76.7 | 1,005,588 | 4,925,657 | 20.4 (0.7–63.6) |
| 6 | 64 | 31.3 | 18.8 | 50.0 | 1,797,811 (3%) | 73.6 | 433,992 | 2,280,514 | 19.0 (0.8–69.9) |
| 7 | 40 | 65.0 | 20.0 | 15.0 | 2,094,947 (4%) | 70.2 | 165,987 | 2,206,765 | 7.5 (0.7–52.1) |
| 8 | 27 | 66.7 | 18.5 | 14.8 | 1,426,109 (3%) | 71.1 | 178,763 | 1,838,587 | 9.7 (0.6–43.3) |
| 9 | 12 | 66.7 | 25.0 | 8.3 | 614,121 (1%) | 64.1 | 163,956 | 979,849 | 16.7 (3.7–51.5) |
| 10 + | 26 | 92.3 | 7.7 | 0.0 | 2,301,807 (4%) | 65.7 | 164,600 | 3,197,863 | 5.1 (0.7–28.2) |
| 7878 | 3311 | 15.5 | 11.2 | 73.3 | 53,720,216 | 80.6 | 15,454,915 | 56,546,468 | 27.3 (0.0–82.5) |