Table 1.
Malaria and non-malaria cases and deaths in 2008 compared to the pre-intervention period 1999--2003, in six out of seven hospitals in Zanzibar
| MALARIA | ANAEMIA | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Age (years) | Average 1999-2003 | 2008 | % decline (95 CI) | Average 1999-2003 | 2008 | % decline (95 CI) | |
| In-patient cases | <5 | 5,166 | 861 | 80 (44 - 93)‡ | 728 | 51 | 85 (39 - 97)‡ |
| 5+ | 4,376 | 1,017 | 76 (33 - 91)‡ | 298 | 29 | 90 (38 - 98)‡ | |
| All | 9,542 | 1,878 | 78 (48 - 90)‡ | 1,026 | 80 | 87 (57 - 96)‡ | |
| Out-patient cases (confirmed) | <5 | 8,637 | 31 | 99.6 (93 - 99.98)‡ | 804 | 347 | 45 (-60 - 81) |
| 5+ | 8,738 | 36 | 99 (91 - 99.97)‡ | 840 | 588 | -40 (-355 - 57) | |
| All | 17,375 | 67 | 99.5 (92 - 99.97)‡ | 1,644 | 935 | 9 (-87 - 56) | |
| Deaths | <5 | 227 | 23 | 86 (21 - 97)‡ | 91 | 7 | 38 (-1'373 - 97) |
| 5+ | 137 | 6 | 95 (30 - 100)‡ | 28 | 7 | 66 (-1'116 - 99) | |
| All | 365 | 29 | 90 (55 - 98)‡ | 120 | 14 | 40 (-1'406 - 98) | |
| OTHER | All-CAUSE | ||||||
| Age (years) | Average 1999-2003 | 2008 | % decline (95 CI) | Average 1999-2003 | 2008 | % decline (95 CI) | |
| In-patient cases | <5 | 4,114 | 4,298 | 21 (-243 - 82) | 10,008 | 5,210 | 46 (-37 - 79) |
| 5+ | 9,114 | 13,106 | 13 (-60 - 53) | 13,788 | 14,152 | 25 (-35 - 59) | |
| All | 13,228 | 17,404 | 15 (-39 - 48) | 23,796 | 19,362 | 32 (-16 - 60) | |
| Out-patient cases | <5 | 30,453 | 36,375 | -19 (-82 - 23) | 54,114 | 41,411 | 17 (-38 - 50) |
| 5+ | 37,514 | 63,621 | -47 (-144 - 11) | 59,943 | 69,131 | -21 (-113 - 32) | |
| All | 67,968 | 99,996 | -36 (-104 - 10) | 114,057 | 110,542 | -3 (-69 - 37) | |
| Deaths | <5 | 111 | 156 | -121 (-1'011 - 56) | 430 | 186 | 14 (-116 - 66) |
| 5+ | 106 | 180 | -10 (-501 - 80) | 271 | 193 | 37 (-44 - 72) | |
| All | 216 | 336 | -53 (-531 - 63) | 701 | 379 | 23 (-42 - 59) | |
Notes:
Positive values indicate a decline; negative percentages indicate an increase from 1999-2003 to 2008.
‡ Significant difference. A 95% CI not including the 0% value indicates that the difference from pre-intervention period to 2008 was statistically significant (p < 0.025).