Table 4.
Prevalence of malaria by blood slide microscopy by age group in malarious areas of three regional states.
| Age group | Baseline 2006 | MIS 2007 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Number tested | Prevalence (%) | 95% CI | Number tested | Prevalence (%) | 95% CI | |
| <5 yrs | 1,960 | 4.6 | (3.4–6.1) | 1,471 | 0.6 | (0.2–1.7) |
| 5–14 yrs | 3,717 | 4.2 | (3.2–5.5) | 818 | 0.5 | (0.1–1.9) |
| 15–49 yrs | 4,851 | 3.8 | (3.0–4.7) | 755 | 0.0 | 0.0–0.5* |
| ≥50 yrs | 1,073 | 4.4 | (2.9–6.6) | 205 | 0.0 | 0.0–1.8* |
| Total | 11,601 | 4.1 | (3.4–4.9) | 3,249 | 0.4 | (0.2–1.1) |
*One-sided exact binomial 97.5% confidence interval.