Table 7.
Summary of clinical malaria burden indices in under five-year old children in the Kassena-Nankana district
| Survey period | ||
| 2000 | 2003 | |
| Clinical malaria burden indices | (N = 2031) % | (N = 2208) % |
| Proportion of OPD cases with diagnosis of clinical malaria | 53.0 | 56.0 |
| Proportion of OPD malaria cases confirmed by microscopy | 6.1 | 14.4 |
| Proportion of OPD cases with diagnosis of anaemia | 1.9 | 0.6 |
| Proportion of IPD cases with diagnosis of clinical malaria | 46.6 | 65.0 |
| Proportion of IPD cases with diagnosis of anaemia | 20.5 | 20.8 |
| Anaemia case fatality | 3.1 | 5.2 |
| Malaria case fatality | 3.5 | 4.0 |